Steps to take when you want your garden to throw shapes
Topiary has a place in every garden whatever the style, contemporary or cottage and everything in between
Sculpted greenery works well in any garden as it offers structure and year-round interest. Now is a good time to plant some (if the ground is not frozen), as roots have time to get a hold before summer arrives.
A form of living sculpture, the European form of which dates back to Roman times, formal topiary gardens – parterres – have fallen in and out of favour many times over the last few centuries as...
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