Topiary and the Art of Training Plants - Hardcover

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 pyramids to animals and abstracts, for year-round decorative effect
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.

David Joyce is a celebrated garden writer and planting consultant, and an expert in the techniques of pruning and training plants. He has written many books, including The Ultimate Container Garden. He lives in England.

Laura Stoddart's illustrations appear in many magazines, including Gardens Illustrated, World of Interiors, Gardens Illustrated and Vogue Entertaining. The delicate style of her work will be familiar to readers as the illustrations on Crabtree & Evelyn products. She also lives in England.