Easy Practical Pruning

Using photographs, how-to drawings, and clear, concise explanations, the author shows you how, why and when to prune practically every type of plant.

As well as being important for plant health, pruning can be a very therapeutic and enjoyable task, and this beautifully illustrated book provides expert advice to help you tackle the job with confidence and satisfaction. All the key rules of pruning are explained in a clear way, to ensure successful results throughout the year. After a section on equipment, the basic techniques are set out in detail - including deadheading, shaping and trimming - each appropriate to a variety of plants and situations. All the most popular plants are covered, such as roses, clematis, hedges and fruit bushes. There is also a crossreference checklist which provides a handy guide to the pruning techniques suited to each type of shrub. For every gardener who wants pruning success without the stress, this book is an essential companion.

A plant-by-plant guide to pruning that features 100 of the most popular trees and shrubs. It tells you things you need to know about pruning: why you need to prune, when to do it and what tools are required. It presents step-by-step illustrations and instructions that demonstrate the correct pruning technique for each plant.

The best groomed and most productive garden is easy when you know what to prune when and how your plants work. Pruning for Flowers and Fruit covers plants in cool-temperate to subtropical climates and is suitable for the home gardener, avid enthusiast as well as the nursery trade and horticultural students. It includes annuals, ornamentals, vegetables, roses, perennials and hydrangeas, and fruiting plants that can be pruned to fit in your back garden. The author shows how to choose the best plant at the nursery, prune weather damaged plants, renovate ornamental or fruiting trees and shrubs, and maintain your secateurs like a professional. Create different landscape features such as pleached avenues, design elements like hedges and the more fanciful topiary. Show off your plant’s juvenile foliage or beautiful bark, or sustainably harvest wood for carpentry or craft by following the steps on how to coppice or pollard plants. Never get your wisteria in a twist again and learn to prune with confidence following techniques that range from the most basic through to those for the most advanced espaliers.

Keeping your garden in good shape has never been easier! Pruning is an essential part of garden maintenance, as well as one of the most difficult parts of gardening. This is your no-fuss guide to learning basic training and pruning techniques. Do you want to know how to prune the shrubs and climbers in your garden but don’t know where to start? This gardening book for beginners will help you care for more than 80 of the most popular pruning plants. Whether you need to prune flowering trees or have a small garden that requires controlling, this complete pruning guide explores all the essential techniques. It also features an illustrated directory that answers all your pruning and training questions to help you put your skills into practice. Let It Grow! You don't have to be a horticulture expert to get started, this indispensable reference book will take you through every single step! It includes: • Easy gardening tips on how to care for more than 80 shrubs and trees • Practical, jargon-free know-how and simple pruning techniques • Easy-to-follow format to help grow your gardening knowledge Grow Pruning & Training covers everything you need to know to make pruning fruit trees, shrubs, and climbing plants a simple and achievable process. It’s the perfect book for first-time gardeners! Complete the Series: Make your green-fingered dreams a reality with the Grow series from DK. Learn how to brighten up even the trickiest areas in Grow Containers, or discover how to garden more sustainably in Grow Eco-Gardening. Alternatively, there are more titles to explore such as Grow Easy Veg and Grow Houseplants.

Shear without fear with this practical guide to pruning more than 500 populargarden plants--from flowers to shrubs to trees.