The Gardener's Guide to Pruning

With more than 40 years devoted to horticultural education and a well-earned reputation as a distinguished horticulturist, no one could be better placed than Mr H. Fraser to give instruction on pruning, an aspect of gardening which many otherwise well informed gardeners often find confusing. The importance of correct pruning is brough home to use every time we see a maltreated, malformed tree, shrub or fruiting plant.  Secateurs or a prunng saw in unskilled hands can put back by years, or even destroy forever the symmrty anf perfection of form which is one of the main objectives of pruning.