

Niwaki and Pruning Japanese-Style
This is the text and photos submitted for an article in the next issue of Professional Horticulture Most gardeners are familiar with, and often in awe of, the ancient art of bonsai, the technique of pruning which allows trees to be kept, often for centuries, miniaturised, in ornamental ceramic containers. This pruning art form belongs to a class of highly refined techniques used in Japanese horticulture to shape plants for the creation dramatic garden effects. Japanese garden


Written Evidence Submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on Public Park
My submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on Public Parks can be found on:- https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/public-parks-16-17/publications/ The articles are arranged in the A-Z in alphabetical order by surname in the case of individuals. It is a composite of many of my previous articles from Pitchcare etc. but specifically tailored t