Pruning and Training

What, When, and How to Prune

Author DK
Ebook
On sale Apr 22, 2025 | 336 Pages | 9798217128891

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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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From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

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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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We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
 
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

https://www.dk.com/ View titles by DK

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