Böcker av Lewis Hill

Are You Petrified of Pruning?Pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants, if it's done the right way. Now renowned nurseryman and author Lewis Hill shows you how to shear without fear in Pruning Made Easy. More than 300 step-by-step illustrations demonstrate the proper techniques for pruning many varieties of plants, including trees, shrubs, bushes, hedges, vines, and flowers.With Pruning Made Easy you will learn:* Exactly when, how, and why various plants should be pruned* Artistic pruning techniques used to make topiary, espalier, and cordons* Methods of using and caring for pruning tools and equipment* How to prune safely

Early and late frosts, arctic winds, and inhospitable terrain are just a few of the obstacles facing those who garden in the icebox region of the United States and Canada. Lewis Hill has spent a lifetime in northern Vermont and is undaunted by the challenges of weather and climate.Cold-Climate Gardening is an invaluable guide for northern gardeners, showing how to protect vulnerable plantings, warm up the soil earlier, and choose species appropriate to your area. Not just for those who live in the snow belt, this book will also be useful to those who garden in microclimates (such as deep valleys or hillsides) or for those who want to extend their gardening season in any climate. Horticulture has deemed this "an immensely useful book...written with style, wit, and clarity."

Plant Propagation? That's starting your own flowers and vegetables, inside and out. It's raising shrubs and trees for your property, creating your own orchard -- even growing many houseplants from one. Here are just a few of the results you can expect: * Raise the best tomato plants. * Grow your own Christmas trees. * Offer the finest of gifts -- houseplants. * Avoid buying expensive shrubs; start your own. * Plant those hard-to-find flowers, perennials and annuals, at little or no cost. But is it expensive? Definitely not. You don't need a greenhouse or costly equipment. You can do a lot with a couple of fluorescent bulbs. Seeds are cheap, some are free. As for shrubs, trees, and houseplants, Lewis Hill explains how to collect, rather than buy, the materials you'll need. It's fun, can be profitable, and, with the help of Lewis Hill plus the many illustrations in this book, is easy. Beginners will learn from step one; those more advanced will discover new techniques and find tips to improve their results. Try plant propagation. You'll be amazed at your results.

Instructs the reader in how to choose the best sire, prepare the soil, select the best tree species, plant seedlings, maintain the trees to market size, control weeds, deal with disease and pests, market the trees, and generate additional income through wreaths and greens.