The Cutting Hedge ; Need to Keep Your Topiary in Shape? The Edward Scissorhands of the Gardening World Gives a Few Well-Pruned Tips

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Nothing is more pleasing on the eye than a piece of perfectly manicured topiary - balls, cones, cubes, lollipops, spirals and cloud-pruned trees provide sculptural shape, structure and a dash of formal elegance wherever they are planted.

However, forget to trim them and they will blight your plot, as a crisp silhouette is lost beneath a shaggy coat of new growth.

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The Cutting Hedge ; Need to Keep Your Topiary in Shape? The Edward Scissorhands of the Gardening World Gives a Few Well-Pruned Tips

Fortunately, untidy topiary shapes can be restored with some sharp pruning shears.

But don't grab the first pair you can find and hotfoot it into the garden to chop away at your plants. To ensure they look good you nee...

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