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Comment on Topiary times by joe kyte

joe kyte — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:38:14 +0000

I am trying my best to spread as much topiary about as possible! There are plenty of North American examples of topiary on my website,
http://www.topiaryjoe.com
The varieties of style I employ include traditional shrubbery cut to form, steel wire cutting frames, American Portable style – stuffed and planted with vines, hydroponic ChChCh Chia pet style of growing….Living Walls, Living Logos for a greener corporate America, on and on!

Comment on Topiary times by passportsandseedpackets

passportsandseedpackets — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:44:22 +0000

Topiary gets a mixed reception in the U.S., but I’m quite fond of it.

Oh, and, congrats – I guess – on winning the ugly veg contest.

Comment on Topiary times by matt appleby

matt appleby — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:35:13 +0000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/6173169/Monster-victory-for-father-and-son-in-the-best-ugly-veg-competition.html
This was an odd one. The Daily Mail commissioned the piece but didn’t use. So it got rehashed. Garden centres report big sales of topiary shears etc and cite the unemployed as those taking hedge cutting up because they have time on their hands.

Comment on Topiary times by kilbournegrove

kilbournegrove — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:15:57 +0000

I found your blog when I used Tag Surfer at WordPress. You are so right, there is not enough topiary in North America. I don’t know why we don’t cultivate this form of gardening. And you have a hard time finding any info about shaping it here. I have planted some boxwoods in my Lime Walk that I am shaping into balls. Also the linden trees are going to be pleached. I hope to someday shape my hedge if it ever grows.

Comment on London squares, books and pubs by passportsandseedpackets

passportsandseedpackets — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:29:18 +0000

Thanks, Sharon. Still trying to keep up with this social networking stuff!

Comment on London squares, books and pubs by Sharon Lovejoy

Sharon Lovejoy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:26:18 +0000

Marty-I so love your intimate and informative style. I will keep checking your blog for more updates. I found your blog via the Facebook entry. Keep it up!

Sharon Lovejoy

Comment on Trevor Kincaid would be proud by Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:13:16 +0000

Hi I’m Trevor Kincaid’s great grandson Trevor, I enjoyed reading your article!

Comment on Hope Springs Eternal by dkprinzing

dkprinzing — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:30:08 +0000

MW: nothing like wine to help you shop
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xoxo deb

Comment on The Myth of the Outward-facing Bud by passportsandseedpackets

passportsandseedpackets — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:08:32 +0000

Hi Tracy,
If I had a whole hedge of one of those landscape roses, I’d use a weed trimmer and just whack them down. As it is, a couple of weeks after pruning rather indiscriminately, everything seems to look OK. If only the weather would warm up!

Comment on The Myth of the Outward-facing Bud by Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:59:54 +0000

I’m trying to be more relaxed in my approach: just cutting the bulk off without much thought and then doing a bit of editing as I have time later in the season.
When I start to think about it too much I’m paralyzed with indecision. Too high? Too low? Is that stem too spindly to even hold up a flower? Will that bud grow out to eventually cross that bud?!
Ahhh!