Pruning and training of plants is an essential part of garden development and maintenance, yet even savvy gardeners approach these basic tasks with a mixture of ignorance and trepidation. Using before and after images of selected plants- with recent updates – Spicer tracks the establishment of his home garden, illustrating basic pruning tools, methods and techniques – and the plants’ responses – along the way. You’ll learn not only the “how-to” but the “why to” as he shows how each approach works to enhance the garden’s overall design.