{"product_id":"cass-turnbulls-guide-to-pruning-what-when-where-how-to-prune-for-a-more-beautiful-garden-paperback","title":"Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning: What, When, Where \u0026 How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCass Turnbull\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gardening world's favorite expert on pruning offers tips and tricks on how to prune your trees, shrubs, and other plants so they grow to be healthy and beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering 160 plants with clear instructions and illustrations, Cass Turnbull will show you exactly how to prune any plant in your garden. This third edition of \u003ci\u003eCass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are Cass' ten commandments for preventing mal-pruning and other gardening sins: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Ten Gardener Commandments\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Thou shalt not shear thy bush.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thou shalt not top thy tree.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Thou shalt not plant thy sun-lover in the shade, nor thy shade-lover in the sun.\u003cbr\u003e 4. Thou shalt mulch.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Thou shalt not leave stubs.\u003cbr\u003e 6. Thou shalt not flush cut, neither shalt thou paint wounds.\u003cbr\u003e 7. Thou shalt not cover up the base of thy plant, or thy tree, or thy shrub. Neither with mulch, nor with soil, nor with any landscape material.\u003cbr\u003e 8. Thou shalt cut circling\/girdling roots.\u003cbr\u003e 9. Thou shalt not compact the root zone of thy tree, nor trench near the trunk of thy tree.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Thou shalt not weed-whip the trunk of thy tree, nor bash it with thine mower, nor leave anything tied on thy tree or the branches of thy tree, as is done in the land of the philistines.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCass Turnbull has been a professional gardener for 20 years. After seeing so many ruined trees and shrubs in her clients' gardens, she founded PlantAmnesty with the mission to teach gardeners (and so-called professional arborists) about the particulars of proper pruning. She has long been the humorous voice of PlantAmnesty through their regular newsletter. She lives in Seattle and lectures around the country on pruning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771477426464,"sku":"9781570617515","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/474117dc3399a72fc0428d46d9e2762e.webp?v=1780387250","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cass-turnbulls-guide-to-pruning-what-when-where-how-to-prune-for-a-more-beautiful-garden-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}