Publisher's Synopsis
Trees have a place in most gardens. They provide an attractive focal point, add colour and shape, contribute shade and screen, yield fruit and blossom and encourage birds.;The book covers such subjects as choosing trees for spring blossom and for autumn fruits; creating a woodland garden, and a companion planting scheme; growing trees from seed and planting a container-grown tree; identifying aphids or firelight; and removing damaged branches. Throughout, the informed, authoritative advice is backed up with colour photographs and with practical drawings to demonstrate all the techniques the amateur might need.