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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

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

As mentioned in the previous feature in Grow Your Own this month, cordon training is a fantastic method for growing fruit trees in a space-saving way that also offers wonderful, generous returns. Howe

Mike Palmer explains how to prune, plan, polish and prepare for 2026

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk