The Tree & Shrub Expert

The Expert Series

by D.G. Hessayon

Whatever the size of your garden, there is a tree, shrub or climber just right for it.The Tree & Shrub Expert contains an A-Z guide to over 800 varieties and offers advice on:

Choosing, buying and planting the right tree or shrub for your garden.

How to prune.

Feeding, mulching and training your plants.

Picking plants for ground cover, borders and hedges.

Using trees and shrubs in the garden.

Coping with pests and diseases.

Genres: Gardening, Reference, Nonfiction, Horticulture, Nature, Plants

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1983

About the author

David Gerald Hessayon was a British author and botanist of Cypriot descent who is known for a best-selling series of paperback gardening manuals known as the "Expert Guides" under his title Dr. D. G. Hessayon. The series started in 1958 with Be Your Own Gardening Expert and in 2008 it celebrated its 50th anniversary and the 50 millionth copy in print. They have become the best selling gardening books in history.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

indexed by both genus and common names, but includes plants for all zones. Photo AND artist rendition for every item. Includes hardiness, variety names, soil and site info , pruning and how to populate/propagate. Well done.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have consulted this book for years and years for what to plant.

[Steve Clark]

Paperback