RHS Pruning and Training

Brickell, Christopher; Joyce, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751307335 ISBN 13: 9780751307337

Publisher: DK, 1999

Detailed illustrations The correct techniques for all relevant garden plants are demonstrated with photographs illustrations and step-by-step sequences. Creative ideas for topiary forms wall-trained shrubs espaliered fruit trees and pollarding are also featured. Practical advice Providing all the essential know-how - when and how to prune caring for established plants and rescuing neglected specimens the best training methods for different plant types and choosing the ideal tools for the job - Essential Pruning & Training is a comprehensive yet highly portable gardening companion.

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:

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.