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Topiary and the Art of Training Plants
Topiary and the Art of Training Plants
Author: David Joyce
Topiary and the Art of Training Plants is a complete guide to the art and craft of creating increasingly popular and surprisingly low-maintenance decorative garden effects. With clear advice and step-by-step illustrations, this book provides a wealth of ideas, including how to:
  • sculpt topiary shapes, from balls and pyramid...  more »
  • rejuvenate neglected trees, shrubs and hedges
  • train fruit trees into espaliers, fans, cordons and festoons
  • train climbers and twiners to make fragrant, colorful arches and arbors
  • create patterns for hedges and knot gardens
  • train plants into standards
  • shape easy mock topiary for quick results
Topiary and the Art of Training Plants also includes:
  • garden plans showing how to incorporate topiary into beds, borders and whole gardens
  • an extensive plant directory
  • a North American zone map
  • a directory of North American sources to locate plants suitable for topiary
  • more than 120 full color photographs and 60 watercolor illustrations.
Beautiful, inspiring and comprehensive, Topiary and the Art of Training Plants is a practical gardening guide with the information and value to make it a favorite of gardeners everywhere.
ISBN-13: 9781552094204
ISBN-10: 1552094200
Publication Date: 3/4/2000
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Firefly Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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