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Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos, and deciduous trees....

Pruning is essential to keeping trees, shrubs, and other plants healthy and beautiful. Not only does pruning keep plants from getting unwieldy and large, it also allows light and air to reach more branches, encourages fruit and blossom growth, removes diseased branches, and adds structural strength to plants. But many homeowners and gardeners feel overwhelmed by pruning. When is the right time to prune? How much should be removed? What's the difference between pinching and heading back? What too...

This 3rd Edition of Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning covers more than twenty additional plants in three new chapters. The result is the new definitive guide for the home gardener with friendly, expert advice from Cass Turnbull, founder of Seattle's PlantAmnesty, whose mission is "to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs caused by mal-pruning." Nothing about pruning is obvious. In fact, most of it is downright counterintuitive. People try to prune plants like they cut lumbe...

It is impossible to imagine a world without wood. From true relics of the cross to the invention of toothpicks to the famed Stradivarius violin and medieval catapults, wood has played an essential role in nearly every aspect of human existence. But this is no dull dissertation on the scientific properties of wood; instead, Spike Carlsen has traveled thousands of miles and interviewed hundreds of wood users and enthusiasts to carve out a comprehensive and dynamic history of wood's global impact a...

The Japanese and Chinese have been "creating" bonsai trees for centuries. The art of bonsai has become very popular, with increasing numbers of affordable bonsai available in supermarkets and garden centers. If carefully maintained and pruned, these miniaturized trees make an impressive focal point for any garden or room. Bonsai: A Care Manual is tailored to meet the needs of the first-time owner and more experienced collector by explaining in detail all the techniques needed to keep bonsai aliv...

Aimed at the discriminating gardener who would like a garden that stands out from the rest, this book presents 1500 of the best plants - proven species which can enhance any garden and bring great enjoyment to the gardener. The selection includes trees, shrubs, roses, conifers, climbers, perennials, bulbs, ferns, grasses and alpines, plants for outdoors, plants for the conservatory and plants for patios and containers. They include some rarities. Advice is offered on the most effective use of th...

Civilization is facing global threats like never before. Climate instability. Food insecurity. The endangered family farm. Water pollution and scarcity. Mass extinction. Converting agricultural land into more secure, climate-stabilizing, water-filtering, wildlife-harboring farms would be positively transformative. Luckily, there is a way, currently under development, to do just this in many temperate climates: hybrid hazelnuts. Growing Hybrid Hazelnuts is the first comprehensive guide for farme...

Contains full-colour images with step-by-step instructions, which provide concise practical information and advice. Perfect for the beginner or busy gardener who wants to get results.