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Quick and Easy Topiary and Green Sculpture: Create Traditional Effects with Fast-Growing Climbers and Wire Frames
by Jenny Hendy
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (1996-01-04)
ISBN: 0882669206
EAN: 9780882669205
Dewy Decimal #: 715.1
Paperback: 128 pages
Edition: First printing.
SKU: C-2-4
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Pages are unmarked. Binding is tight. No spine creases.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Includes information on the best plants to use for topiary, each evaluated for its approximate growth rate, minimum temperature requirement, watering, and feeding needs.
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Amazon.com Review
The design possibilities for topiary sculpture are virtually limitless--only the imagination and some basic skills are needed to produce fanciful, exotic, traditional, or wildly individual designs with living plants. This is the book that tells the beginner how to do it. Supplemented by information on appropriate plants, climate zones, international suppliers of plants, and the needed tools, Hendy's book provides the reader with information on how to train plants to grow on wire frames, create inventive wire frames in all manner of shapes and configurations, choose the appropriate tools and materials needed, and help produce stunning topiary designs in weeks, not months or years. It also offers sound advice on the care and maintenance of your living sculptures to keep them green and healthy for years. It is generously illustrated with more than 300 color photographs showing basic steps and techniques, as well as delightful finished products from gardens and homes around the world. --Mark A. Hetts
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Customer Reviews
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Great Introduction to Topiary
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-05-26
31 out of 33 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book exciting and encouraging to a beginner in the wonderful world of topiary. The ideas cover a wide range of shapes and ideas offering ideas for a quick start as well as more complex projects. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. The book also includes discussion on the preferable types of plants to use for the various shapes and designs presented. I continue to refer to this book often as I begin new projects.
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