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So, choose wisely from the outset. For more inspiration, check out this book by Japanese tool brand Niwaki on the art of topiary and pruning (available to order on Amazon). For a blobbery ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The box pom-poms gracing Grey’s Court in the Cotswold village of Southrop are echoed all over the world ...

For Jake Hobson’s choice of hand pruning tools and ladders, see niwaki.com; to see his organic cloud pruning and topiary, visit jakehobson.com.

Imagine the yew topiary at Great Dixter, silhouetted in winter light, then gradually immersed in wild flower meadows as the summer progresses." Niwaki Gardening Gloves Niwaki's ultra-durable ...

Box and privet are also good for “blobby” shapes such as cloud topiary, a Japanese form also known as Niwaki, which is currently all the rage and involves shaping a tree or bush to resemble ...

This method is known as 'niwaki' in Japan, where the technique originated. While he has turned westringia into topiary, and cloud pruned feijoa trees, the majority of his work is shown on buxus ...

TOPIARY IS THE ART of clipping and training plants into shapes. It can be formal or fun -- or a little of both. It certainly lets you have fun with plants and get a little wild with your Felcos ...