tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post8238125004482735893..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: At the Shore: Sculpted HedgesAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-9669554659678295652011-08-02T21:11:46.432-04:002011-08-02T21:11:46.432-04:00Altoon, you've captured these sculptural hedge...Altoon, you've captured these sculptural hedges so well. Not much in my past gives evidence of these forms, but I liked seeing them here.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-47384518181708407202011-08-02T13:18:31.559-04:002011-08-02T13:18:31.559-04:00Debbie, you mentioned your grandfather in a previo...Debbie, you mentioned your grandfather in a previous comment, so I took a good look at many of the beautiful chimneys on the large houses.<br />Julie, I didn't realize that this type of pruning wasn't good for the plants; I'm not happy to know that. I'd love to someday see one of the complex hedge gardens.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-77026734657346832912011-08-02T08:42:57.250-04:002011-08-02T08:42:57.250-04:00I usually have very mixed feelings about this type...I usually have very mixed feelings about this type of pruning: fun to me but often unhealthy for the plant. Your last image reminded me of a trip to Lisbon in the late 1990s (another time, eh?). I remember seeing fantastic plant pyramids rising out of hedges. Not sure if it was at Palacios de Fronteira, but do recall that is a marvelous garden known for its hedges cut to represent the four seasons. And yes, Vivaldi would be the perfect backdrop!Julie Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668542359534413638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-39315963696610372452011-08-01T22:54:24.122-04:002011-08-01T22:54:24.122-04:00I have not been to Deal in many years, but always ...I have not been to Deal in many years, but always marvelled at the homes. If I go again I will surely look for the sculpted bushes. I am told that my great grandfather built many of the chimneys in these grand homes.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103183215836850947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-73741662130767459502011-08-01T21:18:12.418-04:002011-08-01T21:18:12.418-04:00Elaine, I love the idea of home gardeners trying t...Elaine, I love the idea of home gardeners trying their hand at this type of sculpture. And so much of it is very amusing.<br />rappel, I was trying to think back on last year's visit with the same feeling you had: did I just miss these? how could that be? I agree that they are expressive, and often humorous.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-56743938535587546142011-08-01T19:49:22.238-04:002011-08-01T19:49:22.238-04:00i noticed these also for the first time on a recen...i noticed these also for the first time on a recent trip to Ft Worth Texas - did I just over look them before or is this a renewed fad? their startling formality - yet i find them funny, personal, expressive...rappelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569445602513667186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-45738208480217792162011-08-01T18:44:55.588-04:002011-08-01T18:44:55.588-04:00I've always found these types of hedges make m...I've always found these types of hedges make me chuckle. When I recently moved into this neighborhood I was struck by how many attempts at formal hedge and topiary there were in front of all the very modest homes.Elaine Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277978260041137391noreply@blogger.com