Well I thought I would start up this to do list but do it on a slightly different slant. That being, showing you some of the work carried out by me and my team in the last week. Hopefully it will inspire you to have a go in the garden this week and have a…
Category: pruning tips
Pruning Rosa Rugosa roses
Rosa rugosa group of roses are some of the hardest, toughest roses that we can grow here in the uk. They take north, south, east and west facing sites. Most soil types apart from very waterlogged soils, indeed, they will grow quite happily in pure sand on the high tide mark on the beach! They…
Dead heading and summer pruning on roses
A brief look at summer pruning of roses and how to do it
Pruning back dogwoods/Cornus for stem colour
The dogwoods or the various forms of Cornus make a massive impact in the garden for the winter months. Their highly coloured stems really shine out in the winter light. The best colour comes from the youngest of growth and if you are growing them for just the winter colours, now is the time to…
Pruning cuts, how to sharpen and useful bits n bobs. part 3
This one is Looking at sharpening secateurs and the other bits I use to while pruning
Pegging down roses
Always wondered how to get those lovely arching displays of roses and what roses work well? Well here’s my brief look on how to do it
Pruning cuts, how to get them right. Part 2
The second part of my look at the basics of pruning, this time I am looking at using pruning saws
Pruning cuts-how to get them right! Part 1.
A look at the basics of pruning, making the cut with the secateurs, where to cut and why? The start of my pruning plants series of blogs
Cutting back Hellebores
A brief step by step guide to pruning back the foliage on Hellebores, what ones it works on and why we do it
Plant of the week- Hydrangea paniculata ‘Floribunda’
My plant of the week is a wonderful hydrangea that will give you pleasure in the garden for months, hydrangea paniculata ‘Floribunda’