The Pruner's Handbook: Practical Pruning Advice for Healthy, Beautiful Plants
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (644 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0715303996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Step-by-step drawings and photographs provide examples of impeccable pruning at every stage, which should ensure a garden full of healthy, handsome and productive plants.. Offering advice on the basic principles of pruning, from how to make the first cut to identifying the different stages of branch growth, this handbook should be of particular help to novice gardeners. More advanced techniques, which include procedures for pruning roses, hedges and fruit trees, are also contained in this book
Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. Those who have been waylaid by a wisteria or cowed by a clematis will cheer this practical, thorough guide that offers a complete tour of the subject, from proper equipment to pruning principles and techniques. With its abundance of truly useful diagrams, this handy reference is sure to embolden even the fainthearted pruner. These do not happen at weekends"). From Publishers Weekly Pruning is one of those tasks that seems straightforward on paper but whose reality can quickly unhinge a gardener who confronts a thicket with no resemblance to the neat little diagram in a book. Occasional flashes of wit lighten the text (speaking of roses, British gardener Malins suggests planting be delayed "unti