As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it’s picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in full bloom – time spent in the garden during July is largely ...

I’ve pruned a lot of plants in my time as a gardener. Some I had to tackle from atop a wobbly ladder, and at least once I had to take shears with me in a cherry picker, to confront a rather ...

05:08, Thu, Jul 17, 2025 Updated: 05:08, Thu, Jul 17, 2025 As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it's picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in ...

Pruning can be a confusing part of plant parenthood. Here you are, having tended to your plants all spring, and now you’re expected to chop them off and hope for the best? It’s nerve-wracking to say ...

Beloved British broadcaster and horticulturalist Monty Don has made a career out of helping people transform their back yards with his expert advice. The gardening guru emphasised the importance of ...

You may not associate summer with the task of pruning, most people would look on it as a winter job, but there are many plants that are pruned in the summer and it is beneficial to them. Hedges are ...

Generally, the technique is to remove one-third of the old wood straight after flowering. Shape the bush as well if needed. This technique works well with all deutzia and kolkwitzia. Philadelphus ...