The Pruner's Handbook - Hardcover

A clear understanding of how to prune is an important part of creating a flourishing garden and The Pruner's Handbook, with its straight-forward practical approach, will enable all gardeners to prune with confidence. Pruning encourages a plant to develop its natural shape and promotes good health making it more resistant to pests and diseases. The Pruner's Handbook tackles these basic principles with great thoroughness and expertise explaining which natural shapes to strive for, how to remove dead and diseased wood and how to introduce light and air into the centre of the plant. Comprehensive plant directories list all the commonly grown plants and provide tailor-made pruning steps for each individual plant. Advice on making a good clean cut and recognizing the different stages of branch growth are particularly valuable to first time pruners while more advanced techniques, which include procedures for pruning roses and hedges and for training climbers, complete this informative handbook. Easy-to-follow illustrations presented in a step-by-step style complement the text while beautiful color photographs illustrate the glorious effects that pruners can achieve. The Pruner's Handbook is an indispensable companion to all gardeners who wish to create an enticing garden full of handsome, healthy and productive plants.