AS a gardener, you wouldn’t plant a rhododendron in chalky soil. And when it comes to clematis – it ‘roots in the shade – scrambles up to the sun’ – while roses do well in ...

Pruning is one of the most rewarding winter jobs in the garden. Without any foliage, it’s much easier to achieve the shape you want from a tree ...

WHEN octagenarian Peter Clarke’s wife passed away, he had no idea how he was going to manage the garden she’d loved so much.

With this in mind, Chamberlain has written RHS Grow Food Anywhere, in which she breaks down the environments found in gardens into seven zones, from sunny and sheltered to shady and dry, and the ...

With top notes of frangipani blossoms, jasmine, bergamot, eglantine flower, middle notes of padparadscha lotus, prune, raspberry and base notes of amber, musk and inoki wood, it's a fruity ...

Find out if pruning shears and hand pruners are the same thing and how to choose the best cutting tool for the job.

Why do we prune? Pruning revitalizes our roses and prompts healthy growth. We grow roses for their blooms. Strong, healthy and new canes are productive canes that produce more roses than old canes ...

Prune these plants during the winter, to remove any unneeded or dying vegetation, and put them in the best position for ...

For these berries, January is an ideal time to begin cutting – and you’ll need to prune the canes all the way down to the ground. This is because late-fruiting raspberries both flower and ...

Gardeners, take note: it’s not the holidays yet! In fact, prune these 3 plants now to ensure successful flowering in 2025.

When it comes to soft fruit, such as raspberries and gooseberries, gardeners should prune them to the ground, clearing away all of last year's canes. The start of a new year also brings time to ...