[.ca] Pruning Made Easy: A Gardener's Visual Guide to When and ... (ISBN 1580170064)

Illustrations make this book:
This book is second only to the American Horticulture Society book on pruning (which might be too much information for some anyway). The illustrations in this book are superior to other books I've seen on pruning which is why I bought it as a companion to the AHS book. I don't know why other books won't give you a close up view but this one does and I liked that so I bought it. If you want just one book on pruning go ahead and make this the one, you've made a good choice.

Great for Beginners:
I learned a lot about pruning from this book. The illustrations make it very easy to see exactly where you should cut. I wish the author would have included more plant varieties.

Very very helpful book:
If you are like me, your attempts at pruning have largely been hit and miss affairs. Until I bought this book, I sort of guessed about how to prune the flowers and trees in my yard. This book shows you what to do and, just as importantly, what not to do. The chapters are set forth nicely, starting with instructions on why you should prune, the type of equipment you need and then how best to prune. After those three general introductions, the authors provide in-depth instructions, using drawings, about how to prune ornamental trees and shrubs, shade trees, evergreens, hedges, fruit trees, nut trees, vines and ground covers, garden plants, houseplants, and bonsai trees. There is even a chapter on "artistic pruning." And, for each plant type they also tell you when to prune. A great book that covers what you need to know and then shows you how to do it, visually.

If You Knew My Great Uncle Lewis...:
I am a very biased reviewer :-). The author of this book is my beloved Great Uncle Lewis of Greensboro, Vermont, and I adore him and his wife Nancy. Lewis' understanding of all things green and growing baffles even me. It's as if he was born knowing how to caretake the earth. He also has a marvelous sense of humor -- in person, as well as in writing. So enjoy this superlative book, and all his and his wife's other books. You are buying a lifetime of horticultural knowledge when you buy any of Lewis' books. God bless!

Excellent!:
The problem with so many pruning instructions is that they show you the before and after, but not what was removed. Using drawings, this book shows you exactly what was pruned and tells you why. Buy this book and you'll fear pruning no more. Plus, you won't butcher your plants!