At Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire ... Box and yew have long been used to add formality to gardens, but trading these traditional plants for different varieties lends topiary a lighter, more ...

He compartmentalised his gardens and created an Alhambra, a Monkey Puzzle collection and a mass of topiary including peacocks, arbours, hedge windows, yew buttresses ... at Levens Hall in Cumbria ...

Here are some of the best kitchen gardens and cafés from the book. Levens Hall, Cumbria Famous for its yew topiary with some of the oldest specimens in the world, the kitchen garden is equally ...

That's the wonder of yew. Levens Hall (015395 60321 or visit www.levenshall.co.uk). House and garden open Sundays to Thursdays from March 23. For more on UK topiary gardens, see ...

This weekend marks the beginning of the snipping at Levens Hall in Cumbria, where the impressive topiary garden has been well ... small leaved evergreens Yew Taxus baccata, Golden Yew Taxus ...

Yesterday, Mike Heagney, of Gardens Revitalised, in Guisborough, east Cleveland, trimmed the yew trees into their original forms. Marcia McLuckie, from Kiplin Hall, said: “We have the topiary ...

Yet creating simple topiary in regular gardens can offer year-round interest and structure, even in the smallest space. Chris Crowder, head gardener at Levens Hall and Gardens, the world’s ...

Chris Crowder, head gardener at Cumbrian-based Levens Hall and Gardens ... topiary effect that the gardening artist ultimately desires. Which shrubs to choose? Chris recommends box and yew for ...

A laser eye is all it takes to shape the great gardens of Brodsworth Hall. A laser eye ... There is a skill to topiary, in crafting such beauties from hawthorne and yew. A craftsman’s art ...