Author: Lee Reich
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: book, pruning
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1999-01-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1561583162
ISBN-13: 9781561583164

Every gardener knows that pruning makes plants healthier, more fruitful, and more beautiful. But most gardeners wince at the thought of pruning. In The Pruning Book, master horticulturist Lee Reich provides a remedy for "fear of pruning," making this dreaded task almost fun. In easy-to-read, engaging language, Reich gives specific methods for pruning hundreds of species from the cold climates to the tropics. He covers every type of plant, from ornamental bushes, evergreens, ornamental vines, and edible fruit and nut trees to houseplants. For those with special pruning interests Reich also give

Author: Lee Reich
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: updated, revised, completely, book, pruning
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2010-01-12
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1600850952
ISBN-13: 9781600850950

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; from humble houseplants to the most amazing exotics, readers learn how to make the right cut the first time, every time. With straightforward prose, over 250 photographs, and 135 drawings, this essential reference walks gardeners through the process of pruning everything from ornamental trees and bushes to topiaries and bonsai. The author, Lee Reich, is a respected horticulturist who writes frequently on garden

Author: Jake Hobso
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: garden, trees, japanese, shaping, pruning, training, niwaki
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0881928356
ISBN-13: 9780881928358

Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos, and deciduous trees. Complete with abundant photographs, personal anecdotes and a wealth of advice, this unprecedented re

Author: Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: pruning, techniques, planting, garden, perennial, tended
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0881928038
ISBN-13: 9780881928037

With more than 130,000 copies sold since the original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. In this expanded edition more than 200 color photographs have been added, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A–Z encyclopedia. In addition, there is a new 32-page journal section with room to enter details, notes, and observations about the requirements and performance of perennials in your own garden. Thousands of readers have commented that The Well-Tende

Authors:George E. Brown, Tony Kirkham,
Publisher: Timber Press
Keywords: second, conifers, shrubs, trees, pruning
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2009-09-16
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 160469002X
ISBN-13: 9781604690026

How, when, and where to prune? The questions that beset every gardener never change, but the solutions do. The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers recommends the best pruning techniques and practices. This unique encyclopedic treatment details the best pruning methods for more than 450 genera of trees, shrubs, conifers, and woody climbers. The A-Z format covers several thousand species, yet remains a manageable and practical reference. Kirkham clearly explains the reasons behind pruning techniques as well as how to apply them.

Author: D. Brent Sandy
Publisher: IVP Academic
Keywords: biblical, prophecy, apocalyptic, language, rethinking, amp, pruning, hooks, plowshares
Number of Pages: 263
Published: 2002-10-22
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 083082653X
ISBN-13: 9780830826537

Authors:et al R. Gucci, Riccardo Gucci, Claudio Cantini,
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: olive, growing, modern, systems, training, pruning
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000
List price: $61.95
ISBN-10: 0643064435
ISBN-13: 9780643064430

Olive growing is expanding rapidly in many countries around the world in which olives have not previously been widely cultivated. Pruning olive trees is quite different from pruning other fruit trees of the temperate zone, because of their biological peculiarities. Errors in pruning may result in yield losses or higher cultivation costs. Pruning also determines the training system which, in turn, is one of the major factors for successful tree performance and orchard profitability. Pruning and Training Systems for Modern Olive Growing summarises the most up-to-date information available on