Pruning roses

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

Roses are the ultimate romantic garden plants conjuring images of summer gardens with their profusion of colour and scent. In every garden that I’ve made I’ve planted roses, bush roses surrounded by l

Ensure all the plants in your garden are giving their best performance by keeping them sufficiently fed and hydrated. Azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias start to form next year’s flower buds from la

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Now’s the time to add some summer stars for a burst of colour

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