The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Pruning, Training & Topiary
How to Prune and Train Trees, Shrubs, Hedges, Topiary, Tree and Soft Fruit, Climbers and RosesBook - 2009
This essential practical guide aims to take the mystery out of pruning, showing that the correct training and pruning of garden plants has many rewards, including improved flower and fruit production, healthier plants, improved plant shape, and a tidier garden. Each section includes practical advice, illustrated with step-by-step photographic sequences and artworks, on the initial training of the plant; how to prune the plant once it is established; and how to undertake renovation pruning. With over 700 photographs and 270 illustrations, many of them step-by-step, this is the only book on the subject that any gardener will ever need.
Publisher: London, England : Lorenz, c2009.
Characteristics: 256 pages :,color illustrations ;,23 cm.
Alternative Title: Ultimate practical guide to pruning and training.