Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way

Description

Product ID:	9780881928358
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	CN
Title:	Niwaki
Subtitle:	Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way
Authors:	Author: Jake Hobson
Page Count:	144
Subjects:	Garden design and planning, Garden design & planning, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Trees, wildflowers & plants
Description:	Select Guide Rating Japanese gardeners have a unique pruning technique that highlights the natural characteristics of garden trees, or niwaki. With Jake Hobson’s practical guide, home gardeners can sculpt their own garden trees into beautiful, asymmetrical shapes. Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After first discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos and deciduous trees. Throughout the text, step-by-step illustrations accompany the instructions, while abundant photographs and anecdotes bring the ideas surrounding niwaki vividly to life.
Imprint Name:	Timber Press
Publisher Name:	Workman Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2007-04-15

Weight	884 g
Dimensions	279 × 241 × 17 mm