The Ultimate Practical Guide to Pruning and Training: How to Prune and Train Trees, Shrubs, Hedges, Topiary, Tree and Soft Fruit, Climbers and Roses

by Richard Bird

This essential practical guide aims to take the mystery out of pruning, showing that the correct training and pruning of garden plants has many rewards, including improved flower and fruit production, and healthier plants overall.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 25, 2005

About the author

Richard Bird is a horticultural expert and gardening author.

There are other authors named Richard Bird:
* Richard Bird — a contemporary author
* Richard Bird — an early 20th-century author
* Richard S. Bird — a computer scientist

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

We bought our first house and I have so many new plants that need trimming and pruning. I was able to identify many of my plants in these pages, which was so useful. Now I have a plan for the coming year for renovating a couple of fruit trees, some bushes, and many perennials.