This beautifully produced book is sculptor David Nash's response to the
three hundred year old yews in the gardens of Powis Castle.
After decades - in some cases centuries - without trimming some twenty
yews by the castle have grown into fantastic, organic shapes not usually
associated with the formally trained yews of traditional gardens.
The plasticity of these striking trees instantly challenged Nash when he
first saw them: now the resulting drawings, reliefs and sculptures are
collected here, together with a brief essay by Nash and a short history
of the Powis Castle gardens by art historian Sarah Blomfield.
With bilingual text in English and Welsh, printed on high quality paper
and case bound in fine linen this exclusive book is sought after by
readers interested in art and gardens alike.
David Nash is an internationally acclaimed sculptor, based in
Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales. His work can be found in major
collections around the world.