Rhs technique: summer pruning

Pruning. There are so many different ways, and all seem so complicated! But we’ve put this handy guide together to get you started. In a nutshell, pruning improves the health and vigour of your fruit

Your hard work in the garden is paid back this month – but keep on pruning and planting to enjoy even more fruits from your labour

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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

Arbours and pergolas are design tools that help frame, envelop, shade and shelter – they really are exceptional at elevating our green spaces

The harvests are now coming in thick and fast. A quick check of last year’s records show that we gathered 150 per cent more in July than June; a significant contribution being greengages on the allotm