THE MODERN MINT BLOG
How do you prune a wisteria people ask me. When is the best time? Winter? Again in summer? What are …
Easy Topiary To Start At Home
Easy topiary for a beginner to start with? Here are the two shapes you should learn to make first…. 1 – Balls 2 – Cones Even wonky cones like in this photo! (With thanks to the European Boxwood And Topiary Society (EBTS) for most of the photos in this blog post. Please do check out the amazing work they do researching ways to stop Boxwood Caterpillar!) Easy Topiary Shapes – Balls & Cones By starting your topiary making with balls and cones, you make your life easy. They are simple shapes, but they are also strong, effective templates for more …
When To Prune Boxwood Topiary, Hedges Or Trees
When to prune boxwood? A question I get asked at just about every talk I ever give! So below I will explain when to do it, from the traditional time (put this in your diary for a simple life) through to what I believe is the best time to prune your boxwood. Do note all boxwood pruning times I talk about cover boxwood in any form – from topiary, to hedges whether large or small and around your vegetable patch, and even for boxwood trees. This photo is from years ago, but I actually worked on this hedge again last week (early …
Why Use A Topiary Artist In Your Garden?
An artist? Really? For your garden? Why exactly would you need a topiary artist?!?!? What A Topiary Artist Can Do For Your Garden It can help you elevate a shrub or tree that is, perhaps, overgrown or taking light away from more precious plants in your borders, into something… Architectural. Noteworthy. A brilliant contrast to what is around it. Perhaps a topiary artist can help sculpt a shrub into something that draws the eyes to the sky? Imagine a piece that can do that, in a garden sitting below the immense heavens of Norfolk? For me, you call in a …