This was the England of espaliers and velvet lawns

a Silly Putty-colored espalier of scars

The garden, longer than it was wide, ran back between two clay walls covered with espaliered apricots

espaliered fruit tree

We’d never seen espaliered trees, and thought they must be blitzed or dead.

There were espaliered trees that would be protective in the summer, or so Paul said.