http://www.niwaki.com/UK based worldwide supplier of Tripod Ladders, Garden Ladders, Orchard Ladders, Hedging ladders, Japanese Pruning Tools, Topiary Shears, Okatsune, Tobisho, & Silky ARShttp://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/09/matsumoto/A friend of ours, Yoshi, has just got back from a trip home to Matsumoto in Japan. Here are some of his pictures Not entirely sure what's in here - could be cycads. http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/09/matsumoto/http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/07/forde-abbey/An afternoon visit to Forde Abbey in Dorset today. Sunny but chilly. Nice clipped holly and Pinus montezuma combination. http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/07/forde-abbey/http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/06/bits-of-old-hedge/Bits of old hedge in Dorset http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/06/bits-of-old-hedge/http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/03/pleached-limes/Taking some photos of a pleached lime hedge today (for a TOP SECRET PROJECT I'm working on) I had fun playing around with exposures, trying to get detail in the dull skies. Some inevitably were over or under exposed, and got the chop. These 3 were interesting enough to keep, with a bit of tweaking. http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/03/03/pleached-limes/http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/02/10/niwaki-japanische-gartenbaume-schneiden-und-formen/Ulmer have just published my Niwaki book in German, for anyone interested! http://www.niwaki.com/blog/2010/02/10/niwaki-japanische-gartenbaume-schneiden-und-formen/