THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Topiary design is something I think about a lot. Well I would, what with being a topiary artist who makes …
When Working Off A Ladder Takes Too Long
I saw this a few months back. Not exactly sure I know what to feel about it: Cutting during the growing season when birds and other wildlife are nesting. Having to do this each year, with the high carbon footprint attached to it, when it may be less environmentally damaging to cut down the trees close to the cables and replant more in a better, more open space? And then of course, there is the use of a freaking helicopter with a freaking rotating blade on a freaking swinging cable being arced around next to live POWER LINES!!!!!!! I guess …
How To Prune Wisteria In Winter & Summer
How do you prune a wisteria people ask me. When is the best time? Winter? Again in summer? What are the differences? There are quite a few questions about it and, as I spend a lot of time doing it I thought I would share my thoughts. This will hopefully make it easy for you, because as with most pruning, it is simple – it just takes time to do it well. How To Prune Wisteria In Winter Winter pruning of wisteria is the key one for me. I put a ladder against the wall of the house I’m working …
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 …