Topiary and the Art of Training Plants

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.