Picture the familiar Christmas scene: you arrive home from the garden centre, a tall, bushy tree proudly under your arm. You’re anxious to get it up and show it off in all its festive glory but once ...

PRUNING is an essential job gardeners must do in order to keep their garden maintained. May is a great month to get started on looking after the garden, with summer just around the corner. A gardening ...

Annual pruning will ensure that your trees stay healthy and in good shape. Our guide takes you through the key tips for common garden trees. Most deciduous trees are best pruned when dormant, in late ...

Because money trees are fast-growing houseplants, you might find you need to cut yours back from time to time to maintain it at a manageable size. Knowing how to prune a money tree (Pachira aquatica) ...

As the autumn weather sets in, with shorter days, longer nights, it may feel strange to head out into the garden to engage in an act of gardening. However, the autumn and winter are important times to ...

matter of days from one of the finest nurseries in the country. Garden trees such as birches and cherries with awkwardly placed lower branches can be pruned now, with no risk of the weeping sap that ...

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Some twiggy trees accumulate layers of dead underskirts which they would be much better without.Removing them is a useful January activity. Any odd elbowing-out shoots and bulging stems which are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The job of stringing lights on your tree is no joke, and unless you have a team of elves to help you out, ...

There are pine needles all over the floor, the decorations are falling off and the base is starting to rot away. Sadly it's time to throw out your once beautiful and carefully put together Christmas ...