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Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Easy Practical Pruning: Techniques For Training Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Roses (Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides (Houghton Mifflin))

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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.

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.