Clear explanation of general techniques and tools Specific instructions about how, when, and where to prune 70 different plants
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"Taylor's Guides are the best, most authoritative guides on the market." Garden Design
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Barbara Ellis, a former gardening editor at Rodale Press and the publications director of the American Horticultural Society, is the author of many gardening books, including THE RODALE ALL-NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORGANIC GARDENING and THE BURPEE COMPLETE GARDENER as well as several TAYLOR'S WEEKEND GARDENING GUIDES. She resides in Alburtis, Pennsylvania.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clear, practical guide with helpful text and illustrations,
By Jodi (Bainbridge Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Easy Practical Pruning: Techniques For Training Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Roses (Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides (Houghton Mifflin)) (Paperback)
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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to understand, complete guide to pruning.,
By CJ Steeb "master gardener" (Tip of the Mitt, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Easy Practical Pruning: Techniques For Training Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Roses (Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides (Houghton Mifflin)) (Paperback)
I was pulling out books from my library to write a newspaper article on pruning and remembered Barbara's book. I was delighted to find everything I needed for the home gardener. Her descriptions and illustrations take the scarry out of pruning. She also explains when it is best left to the professionals and how to pick one. Great little no nonsence book.
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Most people think of pruning as removing limbs from a tree or branches from a shrub, but any time you take shears to a plant you are actually pruning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modified central leader, use thinning cuts, wayward growth, scaffold branches, anvil shears, everblooming roses, rejuvenation pruning, heading cuts, oldest canes, rubbing branches, water sprouts, damaged growth, older canes, main canes, twiggy growth, branch collar, new canes, fruiting spurs, diseased wood, pruning trees, healthy wood, hard pruning, pruning cuts, overgrown plants, formal hedges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pruning Flowering Trees, Annual Maintenance Pruning, First-Year Training, Second-Year Training New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Most people think of pruning as removing limbs from a tree or branches from a shrub, but any time you take shears to a plant you are actually pruning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modified central leader, use thinning cuts, wayward growth, scaffold branches, anvil shears, everblooming roses, rejuvenation pruning, heading cuts, oldest canes, rubbing branches, water sprouts, damaged growth, older canes, main canes, twiggy growth, branch collar, new canes, fruiting spurs, diseased wood, pruning trees, healthy wood, hard pruning, pruning cuts, overgrown plants, formal hedges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pruning Flowering Trees, Annual Maintenance Pruning, First-Year Training, Second-Year Training New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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