Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Easy Practical Pruning: Techniques for Training Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Roses

by Barbara W. Ellis

Book Overview

Clear explanation of general techniques and tools Specific instructions about how, when, and where to prune 70 different plants This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395815916
• ISBN13: 9780395815915
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Clear, practical guide with helpful text and illustrations

I recently moved into a house with a yard and a variety of trees, vines, and Roses. I have read large gardening references before in attempts to prune planter box trees and gardens, but never walked away with the sense that I could actually prune and train my plants successfully. This book began with definitions of terminology, tool selection, and provided clear text and multiple helpful drawings and pictures all geared towards the intelligent adult. It addreses the unique properties of the various fruit trees, rose bushes, vines, and shrubs, and gives advice as to when to hire and how to choose an arborist. It helped me understand the impact of pruning and has made me a more educated 'tree' observer. I cannot see myself ever needing to buy another pruning book! I would highly recommend this for complete and straight forward pruning guide.