Is it possible to retrain a cherry along our fence?

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Autumn and winter tend to be the seasons when the structure of a garden is most appreciated. Frost picks out the shapes of evergreen shrubs and hedging, and sun pierces through a filigree of bare bran

Toby explains how plants and trees set up natural defences and outlines what we can do to help

There is a plum tree growing wild on wasteland with delicious fruits borne on its many suckers. If I dig up a sucker can I grow this tree in my garden or do I have to make a graft? Self-seeded plum tr

Looking after roses Cut back shrub ...

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley