POOR espalier. Somehow this no-nonsense, salt-of-the-earth gardening technique acquired a hopelessly frilly name. Espalier summons to mind the kind of highbrow, highfalutin style of gardening demanded ...

(WKOW) — Save space and add seasonal interest to your landscape by espaliering fruit trees or ornamental plants flat against a wall, fence, or trellis. With regular pruning you can create living art ...

A brick wall, a blank fence, a small garden with no room for a tree: These are all invitations for an espalier. An espalier is a tree or shrub trained to grow in a flat plane, generally against a wall ...

Espalier (ess-PAL-yay) is a horticultural art form of careful pruning and training of a woody plant as a means of adding a structural focal point to an area of a garden. These are living sculptures ...

One winter, wild birds threw a raucous fiesta in our pyracantha hedge. The frenzy was unremitting as sparrows and finches dined on overripe, fermented berries. Normally our berries are long gone ...

One of winter’s pleasures for gardeners is the brilliant and copious display of berries produced by pyracantha, commonly known as firethorn. Starting in late summer or early fall, the pea-size berries ...

If you have an empty wall or fence, or if your gardening space is small, you may want to consider growing an "espalier" (pronounced “es-pal-YAY”). An espalier is a plant that is trained to grow in a ...