Niwaki Blog: Jake’s take on cloud pruning, organic topiary and all things tree.

Even when there aren't many exciting trees or much pruning to see, in France there's always the plane trees to fall back on.... here are just a few. Read More

Just got back from a quick trip to see friends near Molandier in Languedoc. Not a lot of trees or topiary, but lots and lots of sunflowers... This was taken on my iphone, with no tweaking. Quite a fine loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) at the Basilica of St Sernin, Toulouse. Read More

On a quick delivery run today I ended up demoing an 8' ladder on this fantastic old hedge in Winterbourne Dauntsey. The owners have clipped it already this year, but couldn't quite reach the middle, hence the need for the tripod ladder, which poked in very easily. Actually there were two hedges -… Read More

A few people have commented how they liked our advert at the back of the EBTS (European Boxwood and Topiary Society) magazine Topiarus - none of them actually bought anything, cheapskates, but it's nice of them to mention it. Here is the picture in the ad. If you want to learn more about the EBTS… Read More

A quick trip to Cottesbrooke last week, to the excellent PlantFinders Fair. Amongst other things I saw: Nice yew hedges/topiary Pleached lime allees epicormic growth taken to its limits (actually in Scaldwell) Read More