But you also place the plant under strain and this may hinder its ability to flower or fruit that year, if you prune at the wrong time. This is why you have to identify the correct candidates for ...

If you’re looking for an outdoor job to crack on with there are plenty of plants to prune in January. So it’s time to clean off your secateurs and start snipping. Getting out in the fresh air is a ...

They need an established framework of branching stems on which to bear their flowering shoots in summer. Prune from January to March. In this video guide, Monty Don demonstrates how to prune a shrub ...