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Early-blooming shrubs need a good chop back now to give them time to rejuvenate over the summer months

Neatly trained fruit trees enable you to pack more produce into your garden, offering fresh-picked flavours paired with stylish horticultural design

Viburnums have deliciously scented flowers in spring, which add a pop of colour when many other plants are still slowly waking up. You’ll often see them in winter gardens and they take centre stage wh

✔ Use any spare growing space for successional sowings of fast-growing radishes. I like ‘Rainbow Mix’, as you get a lucky-dip surprise when harvesting them for salads or roasting as a BBQ side dish. ✔

Magnolias are best left to grow naturally, as they tend to form attractive, layered structures without intervention. They rarely need major pruning – just the occasional removal of dead wood, crossing

Break from the norm and wow your friends with these amazing multi-coloured varieties