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Smith & Hawken
The Hands ¦ On ^ Gardener
A step-by-step guide for simple to advanced pruning
Espousing a new philosophy of pruning that's based on plant anatomy and growth, this fully illustrated handbook offers a simple, practical approach for succeeding at one of the most unnecessarily intimidating garden tasks. Including:
A Pruner's Lexicon Stems and trunks, shoots and laterals. Tip buds, dormant buds, leaf vs. flower buds. Suckers, watersprouts, and sports.
When to Prune Year-round schedule for the modern gardener. Deducing the age of a shoot, branch, or limb. Fall pruning of herbaceous perennials.
The Tools of the Craft and How to Use Them Clippers, loppers, and the folding handsaw. Orchard ladders. Sharpening and maintenance.
The Methods of Pruning Simple techniques: pinching back, shearing, disbudding, deadheading. The anatomy of a proper cut. The danger of flush cuts. Notching and ringing.
Robert KOURIK is the author of Bob's Honest-to-Goodness Newsletter,...
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Fülszöveg
Smith & Hawken
The Hands ¦ On ^ Gardener
A step-by-step guide for simple to advanced pruning
Espousing a new philosophy of pruning that's based on plant anatomy and growth, this fully illustrated handbook offers a simple, practical approach for succeeding at one of the most unnecessarily intimidating garden tasks. Including:
A Pruner's Lexicon Stems and trunks, shoots and laterals. Tip buds, dormant buds, leaf vs. flower buds. Suckers, watersprouts, and sports.
When to Prune Year-round schedule for the modern gardener. Deducing the age of a shoot, branch, or limb. Fall pruning of herbaceous perennials.
The Tools of the Craft and How to Use Them Clippers, loppers, and the folding handsaw. Orchard ladders. Sharpening and maintenance.
The Methods of Pruning Simple techniques: pinching back, shearing, disbudding, deadheading. The anatomy of a proper cut. The danger of flush cuts. Notching and ringing.
Robert KOURIK is the author of Bob's Honest-to-Goodness Newsletter, devoted to environmentally responsible practices. He has also written on gardening for a range of magazines, and has authored or co-authored seven books on gardening.
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