August is a good time to give them a trim, because they won’t grow much more this year after the end of the month – although you can still give them a final shave in a few weeks if you want. The most ...

Juniper is a beautiful plant that you can find virtually anywhere once you know what to look for. I knew nothing about Juniper just a few years ago, but once I realized that several juniper bushes ...

Keep formal hedges trim and looking smart with our easy pruning guide. A well-maintained hedge provides a good, smart boundary to a garden, but if left unchecked, a hedge can soon lose its shape and ...

Spring is the perfect time to tidy up your garden after winter and get it ready for a new season. One of the key steps is pruning plants. Many spring-flowering shrubs can become messy and lose their ...

Patches vary in size from 1in to 10ft; at first glance they all look the same but careful investigation reveals a wide range of very different causes. Over-enthusiastic hedge trimming can lead to bare ...