Pleasant Place 6: Topiary

Pleasant Place is a wonderful collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information to everyday garden tasks and garden design. So good! Featured in this issue are a history of topiary and the changing views of nature by botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters; a conversation with Chris Crowder, head gardener of the celebrated topiary gardens at Levens Hall; the ancient Japanese tradition of ‘niwaki’, or sculpting trees; a glimpse of topiary’s future by artist Rustan Söderling; centrefold miniatures by Andrei Pacea, and more.