Your pruning month

OCTOBER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TRIM BACK YOUR GARDEN’S HEDGE GROWTH – HERE’S HOW…

A little nip and tuck now can help keep pests and disease at bay

Bringing order from chaos is fundamental to gardening, especially after the summer holidays, so get stuck in, says Joe Swift

I need to get a move on with all those late-season jobs!

I ‘summer pruned’ my apples and pears in July and they have started to send out shoots -should I remove them? Summer pruning is somewhat tricky, especially in a summer like this. The rather broad advi

September is a sweet spot for gardeners. There might not be the frenzied burst of activity you see in spring or the bold drama of midsummer in full bloom, says Martyn Cox , but there’s plenty to do before the colder months come round