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Topiary

Twigs Way author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:23rd Feb '10

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An illustrated history of artistic hedge clipping, from Roman times to the present day.

Topiary, the art of creating sculpture in clipped plants, originated with the Romans and experienced periods of popularity during the Renaissance and Jacobean eras. This book reveals the history of topiary. Amateurs in the art can purchase 'preformed' rabbits and deer to graze suburban lawns.Topiary, the art of creating sculpture in clipped plants, originated with the Romans and experienced periods of popularity during the Renaissance and Jacobean eras. However, as the fervour for 'natural' landscapes swept through Europe in the eighteenth century, fashion mocked the few gardeners who continued to clip, and in 1890, William Robinson claimed that 'a man with shears in his hands is doing fool's work'. But as 'ye old Englishe garden' found favour again, so the chess pieces, crowns and artful peacocks broke cover. Today, topiary has seen a revival, and amateurs in the art can purchase 'preformed' rabbits and deer to graze suburban lawns.

ISBN: 9780747807612

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 172g

64 pages