A practical handbook giving step-by-step explanations to the correct pruning and training of ornamental trees, climbing plants, tree fruits, shrubs and roses. The 800 plants are grouped and listed alphabetically with information of general pruning principles for each group and the growth habits and particular needs of individual plants. Illustrations show you exactly where and how to make pruning cuts to bring the best out of garden plants. Coppicing, topiary, pleaching and pinch pruning are just some of the more unusual pruning and training techniques that feature alongside explained traditional practices.
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About the Author:
Christopher Brickell is Chairman of the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants. He is editor-in-chief of DK's bestselling RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers and the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening. In 1991 he was awarded the CBE for his services to horticulture. Christopher lives in West Sussex.
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- PublisherDK
- Publication date1656
- ISBN 10 0751307335
- ISBN 13 9780751307337
- BindingFlexibound