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9780806941714

Topiary Basics Art of Shaping Plants in Gardens & Containers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780806941714

  • ISBN10:

    0806941715

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-30
  • Publisher: Sterling
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Summary

Sculpt eye-catching, marvelous topiary. Get advice on choosing, setting out, and maintaining plants; tools and accessories; basic pruning techniques; and a fantastic range of shapes. Color photos present some of the world's most magnificent examples. "Pruning techniques, plant selection, and topiary history are all covered."-

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(2)
A History of Topiary Art 9(19)
Topiaries in History
10(18)
Ancient History
10(1)
The Middle Ages
11(1)
The Renaissance
12(2)
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
14(2)
France
16(1)
Andre Le Notre
16(2)
England
18(4)
Holland
22(1)
The Arab-Hispanic Garden
22(1)
Portugal
22(2)
Other Countries
24(2)
Contemporary Topiary Art
26(2)
In the Garden and in Pots 28(17)
Topiary in the Garden
30(6)
Contemporary Gardens
32(2)
The Plan
34(2)
Choosing Plants
36(4)
Soil and Drainage
38(2)
Potted Topiaries
40(5)
The Shapes 45(30)
Parterres
46(2)
Hedges
48(4)
Labyrinths
52(4)
Rows of Trees & Garden Paths
56(2)
Geometric & Fantastic Green Sculptures
58(6)
Cloud Shapes
60(1)
Candelabra-Shaped Trees
60(2)
Interweavings, Arcades, and Green Niches
62(1)
Treillage, Trellises, and Two-Dimensional Green Sculptures
62(2)
Espaliers
64(4)
Hedges and Sculptures with Ivy
68(7)
Simple and Composite Geometric Shapes
70(2)
Topiary Shapes from Ancient Gardens
72(3)
The Plants 75(34)
The Plants
76(2)
Deciduous Trees, Small Trees, and Shrubs
78(4)
Evergreen Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs
82(6)
Boxwood
88(2)
Herbs
90(2)
Conifers
92(4)
Golden Conifers
96(2)
Fruit Trees
98(2)
Citrus Trees
100(2)
Flowering Trees
102(4)
Climbing Plants
106(3)
Techniques 109(31)
Tools, Implements, and Accessories
110(2)
Planting Hedges and Topiaries
112(4)
Plans for Planting and Distances
114(1)
Mulching against Weeds
114(2)
Pruning
116(4)
Plants That Withstand Rejuvenation
117(1)
Pruning to Shape Hedges
118(1)
Pruning Conifers
118(1)
Trimming Broadleaf Hedges That Tend to Become Sparse at the Bottom
119(1)
Trimming Broadleaf Hedges That Tend to Intertwine
119(1)
Pruning Adult Hedges
120(4)
How to Fix Mistakes and Flaws
122(1)
Outlines and Borders
122(2)
How to Make an Espalier
124(2)
Green Sculptures
126(2)
The Sphere
128(1)
The Cone and the Pyramid
129(1)
The Spiral
130(1)
The Standard and The Ball-Shaped Standard
131(1)
Shapes Made with Frames
132(1)
The Circle and the Heart
133(1)
The Basket
134(2)
The Bird
136(1)
Topiaries on Structures
137(1)
Shapes Made with Structures
138(1)
Multi-Tiered Shapes
139(1)
Appendix
Glossary 140(2)
Gardens 142(1)
Index 143

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