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Pruning Made Easy: A Gardener's Visual Guide to When and How to Prune Everything, from Flowers to Trees (Storey's Gardening Skills Illustrated Series) [Paperback]

Lewis Hill
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Book Description

January 2, 1998
The author of Secrets of Plant Propagation returns with this revised edition of his book Pruning Simplified. This edition contains more than 300 step-by-step illustrations.


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Pruning Made Easy: A Gardener's Visual Guide to When and How to Prune Everything, from Flowers to Trees (Storey's Gardening Skills Illustrated Series) + The Pruning Book: Completely Revised and Updated + American Horticultural Society Pruning and Training
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Another volume in Storey's useful Gardening Skills Illustrated series, Hill's book offers techniques on pruning just about everything that grows: ornamental trees and shrubs, shade trees, fruit trees, small fruits (such as grapes and berries), nut trees, evergreens, hedges, vines and groundcovers, garden plants, and houseplants. In a chapter titled "Artistic Pruning," Hill gives instructions on topiary, the art of shaping trees and shrubs into geometric forms, arches, and animals, and on espalier, the art of pruning trees, shrubs, and vines into a variety of shapes. Other tree-shaping techniques covered are pollarding, coppicing, and Japanese-style pruning. To include 300 step-by-step color illustrations. George Cohen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Are You Petrified of Pruning?

Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants, if it's done the right way. Now renowned nurseryman and author Lewis Hill shows you how to shear without fear in Pruning Made Easy. More than 300 step-by-step illustrations demonstrate the proper techniques for pruning many varieties of plants including trees, shrubs, bushes, hedges, vines, and flowers.

With Pruning Made Easy you will learn:

*Exactly when, how, and why various plants should be pruned

* Artistic pruning techniques used to make topiary, espalier, and cordons

* Methods of using and caring for pruning tools and equipment

* How to prune safely


Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 2, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580170064
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580170062
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Husband-and-wife author team Lewis and Nancy Hill currently live in Greensboro, Vermont where they own and operate a small fruit farm called Berryhill. Previously, Lewis first started a small plant nursery in the late 1940's where he grew daylilies, hardy plants, fruits, antique apples, greenhouse plants, and Christmas trees. His nurseries were called Vermont Daylilies and Hillcrest Nursery.

Lewis also helped form the Vermont Plantsmen's Association--later serving as president -- and was leader of a 4-H club for thirty years, sharing his knowledge with over 200 children. He is a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire and Vermont Christmas Tree Associations. Lewis has written the Storey books titled Christmas Trees, Cold-Climate Gardening, Secrets of Plant Propagation, Pruning Made Easy, Pruning Simplified, and Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden.

The most recent title from the author team is The Lawn & Garden Owner's Manual, a landscape and maintenance guide for keeping beautiful grounds year round. Together they have also written Daylilies, Bulbs, and Successful Perennial Gardening."

Customer Reviews

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147 of 149 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although I am a university trained horticulturist and have managed greenhouses, I still can hardly bear to thin my carrots in the garden. Imagine the terror of inheriting a yard full of mature trees strangled by vines, lilacs overgrown and dying in the shade, broken limbs rent from their trunks five years ago still hanging in limbo, waiting for the perfect passerby to drop upon. This book was new on the shelf of the local library and in my estimation one of their best garden acquisitions for the year. Clear, easy to understand copy coaches the pruner to do anything fron improving appearance to rejuvenating old stock,including creating barriers, espalier work,bonsai, shearing Christmas trees and more. An overview of tools and sanitation is offered, and each individual area is discussed in depth. Accompanying pictures are clear and easy to understand. This book is going to be a permanent resident of my private bookshelf.
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrations make this book November 23, 2001
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Format:Paperback
This book is second only to the American Horticulture Society book on pruning (which might be too much information for some anyway). The illustrations in this book are superior to other books I've seen on pruning which is why I bought it as a companion to the AHS book. I don't know why other books won't give you a close up view but this one does and I liked that so I bought it. If you want just one book on pruning go ahead and make this the one, you've made a good choice.
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very very helpful book October 18, 2001
Format:Paperback
If you are like me, your attempts at pruning have largely been hit and miss affairs. Until I bought this book, I sort of guessed about how to prune the flowers and trees in my yard. This book shows you what to do and, just as importantly, what not to do. The chapters are set forth nicely, starting with instructions on why you should prune, the type of equipment you need and then how best to prune. After those three general introductions, the authors provide in-depth instructions, using drawings, about how to prune ornamental trees and shrubs, shade trees, evergreens, hedges, fruit trees, nut trees, vines and ground covers, garden plants, houseplants, and bonsai trees. There is even a chapter on "artistic pruning." And, for each plant type they also tell you when to prune.

A great book that covers what you need to know and then shows you how to do it, visually.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great engaging read!
This was a required book for a basic pruning class toward my Horticulture degree and I must say that it is well worth keeping after the course is finished. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Mary
4.0 out of 5 stars Title should be "How to Prune EVERYTHING"
Great book on general pruning for pretty much any plant or tree you're likely to find in the USA. I bought it for apple tree pruning and found it very good. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Spitfire
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
Not having a green thumb, but trying my best I am in the middle of help some baby trees grow. I did know that I needed to prune them at some point, but not sure how, what time of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Suz
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have pruning book
I got this book from the library and renewed it as many times as I could. Then I just had to have my own copy because it is so easy to use, makes a rank amateur like myself... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Judi-do
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Pruning Guide you can actually use
We LOVE this book. It give you species specific trimming recommendations, and explains why, etc. Not considered as a cost to us, but an investment as we've planted many trees.
Published 3 months ago by PeteBtL
3.0 out of 5 stars Pruning guideline
It was an okay book, but was hoping for more guidance on how to prune my fruit trees correctly. I only use it once in a great while.
Published 4 months ago by Sandy L Frisbey
5.0 out of 5 stars Mario
If you're looking for a book on pruning fruit trees, this is the one. It explains everything in great detail and much more. Excellent book.
Published 6 months ago by Mario
4.0 out of 5 stars Great primer... less on the detail
I purchased this book knowing little about pruning but clearly had over an acre of stuff that really needed it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative
A year ago, I couldn't even spell "pruning". Then I accidentally bought a house with twelve fruit trees, twenty rose bushes, and the tomato plant that ate Chicago. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Wombat Ed
4.0 out of 5 stars PRUNING MADE EASY
JUST WHAT I WANTED. GAVE TERRIFIC INSTRUSTIONS AND INFORMATION ON LOCAL PLANTS. WOULD RECOMMEND TO MOST. SIMPLE AND PLENTY OF PICTURES
Published 13 months ago by LIZ03
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