The centerpiece of their garden is an espaliered Belgian fence, a vertical 8-foot-tall lattice of apple trees trained to grow in a diamond pattern. Espalier seems like a hefty undertaking for the ...

diamond patterns and the cordon shape, where each branch is trained horizontally. I’ve recently chosen the west wall of my garage to locate my espalier. I also purchased a Belgian fence ...

Espalier creates a two-dimensional plant in height and width and designs range from simple to complicated patterns that ...

These two trees are informal espaliers, with no strict pattern. Traditional espaliers are elegantly geometrical. It’s not just a French love of formality: The patterns maximize horizontal ...