RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW GOLD MEDAL 2011, 2012 WINNER JAMES CREBBIN BAILEY
James is recognised as a specialist in Sculptural Topiary, creating new and innovative shapes, as well as classical Topiary designs such as Spirals, Cloud pruned Topiary, wave hedging or topiary Peacocks.
His skills in creating topiary shapes have been recognised by industry leaders and his work and demonstrations have been featured in many classical exhibits displaying topiary – Chelsea, Hampton Court, RHS London and on TV. James’ topiary and tuition are featured in several books.
James is special guest on ‘Sarah Beeny’s New Country Lives’, click watch online.
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Create your own topiary 28 June 2023
with James Crebbin-Bailey
James is recognised as a specialist in Sculptural Topiary, creating new and innovative shapes, as well as classical Topiary designs. His skills have been recognised by industry leaders and his work and demonstrations have been featured in many classical exhibits displaying topiary – RHS Chelsea, Hampton Court, London, winning the prestigious Chelsea Gold medal. James’ topiary and tuition are featured in several books and on TV.well as classical Topiary designs. His skills have been recognised by industry leaders and his work and demonstrations have been featured in many classical exhibits displaying topiary – RHS Chelsea, Hampton Court, London, winning the prestigious Chelsea Gold medal. James’ topiary and tuition are featured in several books and on TV.
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Beginners/Intermediate
Welcome to Topiary Arts
The planting of Topiary has long been an element in garden design in small town gardens. It gives an evergreen structural framework that is strong enough to stand up to the surrounding walls and buildings, as well as being low maintenance and drought tolerant – an important factor to consider with global climate change.
Suitable plants for Topiary, as well as topiary that can be shaped into parterres, mazes, labyrinths, or simple hedging, cloud pruned hedging or wave hedging, that I find work well are: Box (Buxus), Yew (Taxus Baccata), Phillyrea Latifolia, Bay (Laurus Nobilis).
For stilt hedges and pleaching I like to use, Hornbeam (Carpinus), Lime (Tilia), Privet (Ligustrum Jonandrum), Snakebark maple, and Liquid amber (Acer), Cedar (Atlantica glauca) and Leyland Cyprus (cu Save pressus llandii)
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Blog
All things must pass
The Topiary Garden at Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire The [...]
Topiary Talks
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Hampshire Garden
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Topiary Projects 2020
South Coast Garden - I have been working on this [...]
The reality about treating Buxus re: Caterpillar damage and Box blight from the Topiarist
The reality about treating Buxus re: Caterpillar damage and [...]
James talks talks about Box Tree Moth Infestation on Radio 4’s Today program
James talks talks about Box Tree Moth Infestation on [...]