Pruning

Bob explains how summer pruning can further boost results

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

In the height of summer, although blooms may be burgeoning and scent is at its peak, challenges appear as the garden becomes untidy. But if you work on a few easy tasks, order can be restored. With pl

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

Even a small country garden can contain an ‘orchard’ of trees and shrubs, so you can fill your fruit bowl with home-grown apples, pears, plums and more