Trimming hedges, the right time
When should a hedge be trimmed, what is the right timing, and how should one go about it best?
Topiary
Pruning shrubs into topiary is an exercise where the learning curve starts off easy but then gets steeper. In time, it’s a pleasant hobby!
Yew, an evergreen hedge and topiary tree
Common yew is a famous and wonderful hedge conifer.
French garden, landscape your own Jardin à la Française!
Majestic, geometric and with not a blade or leaf out of place, French landscaping is a reference in terms of outdoor ornamental gardens.
Pruning boxwood, know it all
Running contrary to popular belief, the pruning of boxwood is actually very easy, and doesn’t endanger your shrub in the least. Pruning boxwood is a practice that
Cloud pruning for trees and shrubs
Niwaki – this is the Japanese word for cloud pruning. It’s the act of trimming trees into cloud shapes. An ancestral, elaborate art, this cloud pruning technique was developed to create symbolic spaces,
Refresh your topiary shrubs at the end of summer
The end of summer is the best moment for light pruning of shrubs and ornamental plants.
