Practical guide to pruning, training and topiary How to prune and train trees, shrubs, hedges, topiary, tree and soft fruit, climbers and roses

Richard Bird, 1942-

Book - 2018

A clear and expert how-to guide to pruning and training ornamental and fruiting plants, with 970 informative photographs and illustrations, and a directory of plants and how to prune them. A helpful introduction, covering basic principles and techniques, is followed by chapters arranged by plant type. Each one includes practical advice, illustrated with step-by-step photographic sequences and artworks, on the initial training of the plant type in question, how to prune, and how to undertake renovation pruning. An invaluable A-Z directory of ornamental plants looks at the pruning requirements of a wide range of species on a plant-by-plant basis, explaining when and how to prune. All techniques and projects are shown in close-up step-by-step ...photography and diagrams, making this an essential book on the subject for any gardener.

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Published
[Wigston, Leicester, UK] : Lorenz Books an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Richard Bird, 1942- (author)
Edition
[New edition]
Item Description
Published as: The illustrated practical encyclopedia of pruning, training & topiary, 2009.
Physical Description
256 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9780754834564
  • Introduction
  • Ornamental trees
  • Ornamental shrubs
  • Topiary
  • Hedges
  • Ornamental climbers and wall shrubs
  • Roses
  • Perennials and annuals
  • Directory of ornamental plants
  • Fruit trees
  • Climbing fruit
  • Soft fruit.