Synopses & Reviews
Very few activities strike fear in the hearts of gardeners like pruning. When done correctly, pruning can enhance the beauty and life of a tree or shrub. But improper pruning can leave a young tree listless, stunting growth for years. In The Joy of Pruning, Lee Reich offers reassuring, step-by-step instructions on how to prune literally everything that might need it -- trees, shrubs, roses, vines, houseplants, and even lawns, as mowing is a kind of pruning.
Both practical and readable, the text is arranged so that novices can proceed from start to finish, and experts can quickly sift out the information they need. Detailed photography and line drawings leave nothing to chance, illustrating the proper cutting techniques and angles for the most successful results. The Joy of Pruning is the final word on the subject.