about this publication

Pleasant Place is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information on everyday garden tasks and garden design.

This edition focuses on topiary, the art of trimming and pruning trees and shrubs into fanciful shapes:

• Magnum Opus Topiarium – botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters takes us through the history of topiary and changing views of nature
• Le Bal Des Ifs – a comic by artist Fiona Lutjenhuis
• Topiary in Art History – from holy to phallic to terrifying, topiary has been depicted in many ways
• It may have been a formal garden, once – a conversation with Chris Crowder, head gardener at Levens Hall, the oldest topiary gardens in the world
• Niwaki – Alec Schellinx observes the Japanese tradition of niwaki
• What’s Eating Hedges – writer Eliot Haworth ponders the fight against suburban monoculture, with illustrations by Jordan Herregraven
• The Shape of Shrubs to Come – a glimpse into the future of topiary by artist Rustan Söderling
• Centrefold miniatures by Andrei Pacea

This publication was selected by Tique for Objects & Sounds.