{"id":201,"date":"2011-06-21T11:52:25","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T10:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cjcltd.co.uk\/?p=201"},"modified":"2014-12-02T10:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:53:04","slug":"alan-titchmarsh-garden-pruning-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/alan-titchmarsh-garden-pruning-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pruning and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pruning and Training\u00a0[Paperback]<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402 aligncenter\" title=\"Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pruning and Training\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alan-titchmarsh-how-to-garden-pruning-and-training.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pruning and Training\" width=\"330\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Understand the essential skills and techniques for gardening success.<\/p>\n<p>This book deals with the basic skills that every gardener needs to know and understand. Think about what you\u2019re trying to achieve, whether it be formative shaping of the plant, maintenance, renewal or rejuvenation. Look at the best tools available for the job and the different techniques to use.<\/p>\n<p>Includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>guidance on selecting and using tools and equipment<\/li>\n<li>comprehensive instructions on pruning plants, including roses, shrubs and hedges<\/li>\n<li>tips on how to increase cropping and flowering<\/li>\n<li>advice on training for shape and support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you need to create and maintain your dream garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pruning and Training deals with the basic skills that every gardener needs to know and understand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,171],"tags":[214,215,216,217,218],"class_list":["post-201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-recommended-books","tag-alan-titchmarsh","tag-bbc","tag-gardener-book","tag-gardeners-world-magazine","tag-pruning-and-training"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/alan-titchmarsh-how-to-garden-pruning-and-training-150x150.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":204,"url":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/alan-titchmarsh-garden-pests-problems\/","url_meta":{"origin":201,"position":0},"title":"Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pests and Problems","author":"Alex Evans","date":"21st June 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Alan Titchmarsh tackles pests, diseases and other gardening problems in this up-to-date guide from the BBC 'How to Garden' series.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;How To&quot;","block_context":{"text":"How To","link":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/category\/advice-tips\/how-to\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Pests and Problems","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alan-titchmarsh-how-to-garden-pests-and-problems.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2065,"url":"https:\/\/www.justlawnmowers.co.uk\/blog\/pruning-preparation-autumn-winter\/","url_meta":{"origin":201,"position":1},"title":"Pruning Preparation for Autumn and Winter","author":"Alex Evans","date":"5th November 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As the Autumn leaves fall and you take a look around your garden, you'll begin to notice how your plants, trees and bushes are looking particularly dormant. 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