Proper pruning will keep your landscape beautiful and thriving year after year. This authoritative guide includes more than 300 step-by-step illustrations to clearly demonstrate the correct pruning procedures for a variety of trees, shrubs, hedges, vines, and flowers. Lewis Hill offers expert advice on when, how, and why each type of plant should be pruned, safety considerations, and techniques for maintaining your pruning tools. Encouraging you to get creative, Hill even shows you how to shape your own topiaries and train espaliers.
The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. 1 Reasons to Prune
2 Tools and Equipment
3 Pruning Methods
4 Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
5 Shade Trees
6 Pruning Evergreens
7 Pruning Hedges
8 Artistic Pruning
9 Pruning Fruit Trees
10 Pruning Small Fruits
11 Nut Trees
12 Vines and Ground Covers
13 Garden Plants and Houseplants
14 Bonsai
Index Are You Petrified of Pruning?
Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants, if it's done the right way. Now renowned nurseryman and author Lewis Hill shows you how to shear without fear in Pruning Made Easy. More than 300 step-by-step illustrations demonstrate the proper techniques for pruning many varieties of plants, including trees, shrubs, bushes, hedges, vines, and flowers.
With Pruning Made Easy you will learn:
* Exactly when, how, and why various plants should be pruned
* Artistic pruning techniques used to make topiary, espalier, and cordons
* Methods of using and caring for pruning tools and equipment
* How to prune safely
