Rhs technique: summer pruning

There’s something quietly satisfying about pruning fruit trees in winter. The garden is hushed, the air feels clean and sharp, and the bare bones of your trees are laid out in front of you like a diag

Reduce the height of tall buddleias now to prevent the risk of any branches snapping and potentially causing damage during winter gales. This pruning is also essential on younger buddleias to reduce t

P leached trees are often described as ‘hedges on stilts’. But that somewhat prosaic description doesn’t do justice to just how versatile, useful and beautiful an artfully pleached tree can be. Specia

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

IT is November 1964. Mr Mackenzie, in his ...

I’m trying a new tool to see if it makes light work of fruit tree maintenance