{"product_id":"pleasant-place-6-topiary","title":"pleasant place #6 topiary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePleasant Place is a thoughtfully curated series of publications dedicated to the art of gardening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue 6 looks at Topiary. \u003c\/span\u003eThe art of trimming and pruning trees and shrubs into fanciful shapes. What’s up with our unrelenting desire to clip and sculpt the natural world into submission?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnum Opus Topiarium\u003c\/em\u003e – Botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters takes us through the history of topiary and the changing views of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Bal Des Ifs\u003c\/em\u003e – a comic by artist Fiona Lutjenhuis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTopiary in Art History\u003c\/em\u003e – From holy, to phallic, to terrifying, topiary has been depicted in many ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt may have been a formal garden, once\u003c\/em\u003e – We talked to the wonderful Chris Crowder, head gardener at Levens Hall, the oldest topiary gardens in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNiwaki\u003c\/em\u003e – Alec Schellinx observes the Japanese tradition of niwaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat’s Eating Hedges\u003c\/em\u003e – Writer Eliot Haworth ponders the fight against suburban monoculture. With illustrations by Jordan Herregraven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Shrubs to Come\u003c\/em\u003e – A glimpse of the future of topiary by artist Rustan Söderling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentrefold miniatures by Andrei Pacea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is by Lou-Lou van Staaveren \u0026amp; Guus Kaandorp and the inside cover is by Jan Dirk van der Burg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraphic design is by fanfare\u003cbr\u003eConcept and editing by Guus Kaandorp, Floor Kortman and Lou-Lou van Staaveren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18 × 24 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in Holland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67992796070087,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.garden-objects.com\/products\/pleasant-place-6-topiary","provider":"Garden Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}