Topiaries & Espaliers: Plus Other Designs for Shaping PlantsTraining plants into fanciful shapes is a popular hobby among today''s gardeners. This book shows how to shape vines and herbs for indoor window spaces, make hoops, create extra space with espaliered shrubs and design a knot garden.' |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
A Tall Jasmine Circle | 24 |
The StuffedFrame Topiary | 30 |
Plants for Topiaries with Frames | 37 |
THE EXQUISITE ESPALIER | 43 |
A Pear Tier or Horizontal T | 50 |
A Peach Fan | 56 |
Additional Plants to Espalier | 62 |
3 TIED IN KNOTS | 71 |
5 OTHER SHAPELY SHAPES | 105 |
HARDINESS ZONE MAP | 115 |
Common terms and phrases
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