A guide on how to straighten and level off low hedges like box, yew
Tag: pruning blogs
Pruning back evergreen ferns
Evergreen ferns are one of those mainstays of the garden, they provide a dark green back drop for many plants within the woodland and shady parts of the garden. Keeping them looking their best is pretty simple and is done ideally in mid spring, such as now. It’s best to do it just as a…
Dividing and maintaining bearded iris
How to divide and look after bearded Irises
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…
Cloud pruning- turning a blob into a sculpture, how to do it!
Cloud pruning is becoming more and more popular now, this blog is a guideline to turn a blob shape into something of architectural beauty
Pruning Wisteria
A look at pruning wisterias and how to train them to get the best from your plant
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
Mistletoe and how to grow it
A look into the folk law and unusual habits of the mistletoe plant
Tool review-ARS telescopic long reach pruner 180ZR-3.0-5
A review of the excellent ARS long arm pruners