The Pruning Book

by Lee Reich

Overview

It sounds simple enough, but pruning can confound even the most competent gardener. This new edition of Taunton's award-winning book explains the do's and don'ts of cutting back. More than 250 photos and 135 drawings aid in this important gardening instruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600850950
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/12/2010
Edition description:	2nd Revised, Updated Edition
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	154,038
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Lee Reich is an author, lecturer, and consultant whose books include "The Pruning Book" and "Weedless Gardening". Reich grows a broad assortment of fruit plants in his own garden, which has been featured in the "New York Times, Organic Gardening", and "Martha Stewart Living".

Table of Contents

Why Prune?
Tools of the Trade
Plant Response to Pruning
Deciduous Ornamental Bushes
Deciduous Ornamental Trees
Evergreen Trees and Bushes
Ornamental Vines
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Houseplants
Herbaceous Plants
Pollarding                                                                                 
Pleaching                                                                                 
Topiary                                                             
Standards                                                                                
Mowing                                                                        
Bonsai                                                                        
Espalier           
Glossary of Pruning Terms
Index
Credits

Editorial Reviews

  Reviews of the previous edition: “With its straightforward prose and diagram, "The Pruning Book" is a good antidote to ‘pruning panic’, an affliction known to experienced and novice gardeners alike.” "Country Living Gardener"   “Reich does a super job of simplifying what can be a confusing topic. . .Lots of pictures and sketches help immensely…At last someone has laid out the ground rules to decipher the mess once and for all.” —"Sunday Patriot-News"   “A more detailed approach and covers a wide variety of plants. . . Of particular value are the explanations of timing and techniques for pruning deciduous ornamental bushes.” —"Detroit" News and Free Press"   “The author is an accomplished horticulturist and garden writer, and he melds these two talents to achieve a book that is both informative and easy to read…This book should be in the library of all serious gardeners and landscape maintain

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