The oriental art of pruning

At Purelands Japanese garden near Newark you will see a whole lot of beautiful and extraordinary looking plants - architectural shapes, cloud-like foliage and elegantly arching stems.

On closer inspection you will see that they are all ordinary shrubs commonly seen in our gardens in Britain, just pruned with care and artistry. Here's a selection:-

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