RHS Pruning & Training - Softcover

Brickell, Christopher; Joyce, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751302074 ISBN 13: 9780751302073

Publisher: DK, 1996

Synopsis

Guidance from the experts in the correct pruning & training of more than 800 trees shrubs roses fruits & climbing plantsWhether you are planning a new garden wondering how to improve a neglected tree or shrub or want to develop areas of special interest RHS Pruning & Training contains all the techniques you need in easy-to-follow step-by-step explanations.How do you judge whether renovating an overgrown tree is a job for a professional?RHS Pruning & Training tells you when expert help is a safer choice for you and your plants.Is there a correct time to prune evergreen trees and shrubs?RHS Pruning & Training advises you when to prune - and when not to prune - all the plants in your garden.How do you decide whether to prune a shrub or replace it?Every entry in the A-Z plant-by-plant sections tells you whether renovating neglected or overgrown specimens is worthwhile.How do you stop climbing roses from becoming bare at the base?Learn how simple adjustments to training techniques can prevent common problems and enhance flowering performance resulting in superb effects and displays.Destined to become the standard work on the subject RHS Pruning & Training is the practical handbook gardeners have been waiting for.

About this title

About the Author:

Formerly Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society, Christopher Brickell is an eminent plantsman. In 1976 he was awarded the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour for his services to horticulture, followed by the CBE in 1991. A former editor of The Plantsman, he has published many botanical and horticultural papers and articles and chaired the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants. In 1990 he was editor-in-chief for the first edition of Dorling Kindersley's bestselling RHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers (now in its 6th edition and with sales of over three million copies). This was followed by RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening, RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and RHS Pruning & Training. He has recently completed full updates of the RHS A-Z of Garden Plants, RHS Pruning & Training, as well as RHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. .

Synopsis:

This guide to pruning and training contains, in just one volume, the information gardeners need to maintain attractive, well-pruned and trained trees, shrubs, climbers, roses and fruit. 800 ornamental plants and fruits are covered. The different plant groups are covered in separate chapters, each beginning with a clear introduction explaining the general principles. Colour illustrations with step-by-step instructions are included for exemplary genera to illustrate standard pruning techniques and methods of special training. There follows an extensive A-Z of genera and species, containing detailed information about the particular needs of each plant. To explain the more unusual or difficult techniques, special "feature" pages - on such topics as topiary, hedging, bonsai, pleaching and pinch pruning are interspersed throughout the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0751302074
• ISBN 13: 9780751302073
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1