Topiary: Two Hands better than one? Trimming buxus Balls

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Ай бұрын

This week we are trimming and shaping the buxus boxwood balls in the courtyard garden in an experiment to determine which is the best ? Clippers versus Shears
Trimming one with hand shears and the other with hand clippers to determine which one will work best for me.
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@nlitenme 21 күн бұрын

Beautiful topiary balls! Great job! Wow.

@wynncarter6783 Ай бұрын

Perfection Chip! It's so relaxing watching you do all the work! You make it look so easy, I know it isn't! You and Gipsie boy make a great team. Everything is beginning to look fabulous. Thank you for sharing.......Enjoy your week. ♥

@GipsyBoy-vg6fz Ай бұрын

Thanks wynn. Chip is the creative one, I'm better at the lifting and moving 🤣🤣 have a great gardening week. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🍀🍀🌾🌾😀👍

@carolpipher4839 Ай бұрын

🌿 ~Absolutely gorgeous! I hold my breathe thinking ....they look so fluffy & beautiful... then you shear them into impressive little balls worthy of royalty! 🤣 ~Cheers!👍🌺

@rodrigues1892 Ай бұрын

💚 the 'twins' look amazing, have a peaceful rest of the weekend. Love all the green together, very relaxing.

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Hi Rodrigues 🤠 thank you! so very kind and you too have a wonderful day .. all the best 🌱 Chip

@chandi58 Ай бұрын

Gosh how fantastic - you are ambidextrous .

@suepercy8390 Ай бұрын

I now use your method of boldly pruning the top first rather than timidly clipping at the side - so much better. I knew the clippers would be better; you always make it look easy using them. I try to channel you when I wade into my box balls

@Lydia-qh6dh Ай бұрын

Hello friend, today’s chapter is very instructive, at least for me ❤ thank you very much❤ specifically I want to use the appropriate tools!!!!!

@BertiesGardener Ай бұрын

I used IKEA scissors to clip my 21 box shapes, cheap, sharp, usually brightly coloured, easyish to find when lost in the garden, not a disaster if not found. Good clean cut. For the 2 big ones I used lightweight shears. I did the hot cross bun method to get the shape reasonably symmetrical . You obviously have a really good eye for the shaping! I used a dog towel or two shoved around the base to catch most of the clippings. Just to try to minimise the bending🙁 Lovely video❤ so appreciate your work, thanks for sharing❤

@milkweeddreams8828 27 күн бұрын

Indeed perfection, it reminds me of my father's 100 ft x 4ft privit hedge with clipper #2...he dreaded it, but was always so proud as I was as a kid on my imaginary jumper easily scaling it's height, my trusty steed never failed me...the people that bought my father's home pulled it all out and put up a fence, they never had the pleasure of talking to the neighbor over the hedge...however, the older he got he finally purchased an electric trimmer and never regretted...awesome job...!

@ChipsGreenWorld 26 күн бұрын

Hi there and thank you very much for your message, I myself got an electric trimmer last year as I know at some point I will need to swap over.. but for now I’m holding off until the last minute lol 😂 I did try them out when I first got them but it takes some getting used to them 🤭 I probably vlog the excitement with them at some point 👍🏼 all the best and have a wonderful day 🌱 Chip

@isobeldunn1866 Ай бұрын

PERFECTION 👌 💯💚

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Awwww thank you very much Isobel 🌳🌳 very kind of you to say 🤠 all the best 🌱 Chip

@GipsyBoy-vg6fz Ай бұрын

Great job chip, pleased I could be of a little help 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳😀👍🐈‍⬛

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Thank you Gipsy boy 🌳🌳🌱 Chip

@naomisdreamgarden Ай бұрын

Beautiful. Always inspiring watching you in the garden. Thanks so much for sharing ❤

@carlametcalfe4342 Ай бұрын

Looks great😊

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Thank you Carla 🤠 have a fabulous day 🌱 Chip

@lilyriff553 Ай бұрын

Trimmed to perfection

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed Lily 🌳🌳 thank you very much 🌱 Chip

@angelakilroe3271 Ай бұрын

So clever!

@ChipsGreenWorld 26 күн бұрын

Awww thank you Angela 🤠 have a wonderful one 🌱 Chip

@suehaley2788 Ай бұрын

Looks great but the first sounds unacceptable for your comfort. Thanks! Twins survived.

@wildwesthogs3702 12 күн бұрын

Hi Chip, Tanner trading sell dagging shears if you prefer sheep shears.

@suzetteccc Ай бұрын

💚💚💚💚💚💚

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Suzette that very kind 🌳🌳 all the best 🌱 Chip

@gabrielbatiz8168 Ай бұрын

Chip go see Hattori Hanzo about Japanese steel, in the mean time try the Okatsune shears. Then you can work up lol.

@dianebright9366 Ай бұрын

Did I see you switch from right hand to left hand and still do a perfect job?!

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Hi Diane .. giggle 🤭 yes indeed ! it’s always a good thing to have a backup hand 🤚 lol 😂 thank you for your message and have yourself a wonderful day 🌱 Chip

@JanRonandArthur Ай бұрын

My boxwood keep getting leggy and have never had a compact form to them. Boxwoods grow here, they are in all of the old gardens and are perfectly compact and shaped beautifully. Wonder what I am doing wrong? 🤔

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Hi there Jan , you need to trim them as soon as they grow before they get out of shape ..and do this as often as possible , this will help encourage the growth below which will help them thicken up 👍🏼 trim trim and trim again 🌳 this should solve your problem.. all the best and have fun with your topiary balls 🌳🌳 Chip

@JanRonandArthur Ай бұрын

@@ChipsGreenWorld oh thank you for the information. I am trying to grow a round hedge, square sides and top that circles an ornamental tree and I have alliums planted inside the circle. I am heading outside to give them a good trim.

@shill4336 Ай бұрын

💝🥰💝🫶

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Thank you Shill 🌳🌳💚 all the best 🌱 Chip

@kingleear Ай бұрын

HI Chip, love your videos! Was wondering the stone water basin has some beautiful moss all over it, did you place some special moss on it or was it just developed naturally over time?

@ChipsGreenWorld Ай бұрын

Hi there and thank you for your message .. The moss on the stone font has just come with time as this is a very old medieval stone font .. it was covered in moss when I purchased it 8 years ago, but if you want to create something similar I hear yogurt can speed up the process, I would maybe try adding some moss to the yogurt, mix it up and brush it on 👍🏼 it will still take some time but may help speed things along All the best 🌱 Chip

@kingleear Ай бұрын

@@ChipsGreenWorld Thanks so much Chip, yours looks so beautiful and well-aged and loved. Will definitely look into that tip :) Cheers