• ISBN13: 9780593964231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Publisher Imprint: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Publication Date: April 22, 2025
• Pages: 336
• Original Price: USD 35.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1307 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Techniques

Cut with confidence: know when and how to prune your trees and plants with this complete guide from the experts.

Keep your garden in top shape with this guide to pruning over 800 plants, shrubs, fruit bushes, ornamental trees, and climbing plants. Clear illustrations and step-by-step photographs guide you through some of the simplest - and more complicated - approaches to keeping your plants in good order.

Knowing how to prune and shape plants correctly will help you achieve the best displays of flowers, produce bumper crops of fruit, and help your plants remain disease-free. A practical A-Z approach, organized by plant type, displays detailed information in an easy-to-use format, as well as guides for more specialized techniques. Whether pinch or renovation pruning, or pollaring and topiary, this book has it all.

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