Home Gardener's Pruning: Caring for Shrubs, Trees, Climbers, Hedges, Conifers, Roses and Fruit Trees - Paperback

by David Squire (Author)

In order to be a successful gardener you have to know how to prune--whether to improve growth, increase fruiting qualities or to enable the plant to grow in space-restricted areas or cold environments. This practical book provides advice on pruning garden plants, from infancy to maturity. Included is detailed advice on renovating neglected plants, from shrubs and climbers to fruit trees and bushes. There is also a fun element, with instructions for creating topiary in the garden.

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All kinds of garden plants - shrubs, climbers, roses, hedges and trees - need pruning to improve their shape and condition, and to encourage more flowers and fruits. Whether you are starting with a new garden, maintaining established plants or trying to renovate a neglected garden, this book will prove invaluable time and again.

• A concise, easy-to-use reference guide
• Written by a gardening expert
• Understand pruning philosophy quickly and easily
• Packed with practical, step-by-step instructions
• Includes a useful A-Z of plants and how to prune them
• Advice on how to tackle neglected gardens
• Special sections on arches, tunnels and topiary