Cutting back shrubs keeps precious plants healthy, looking neat, and putting on a fantastic annual display of flowers.

The best way to rejuvenate these plants is to cut them back during the dormant season. First cut out dead, diseased and crossing stems, and then thin the number of remaining stems by half.

Pruning soft fruits at the right time is essential to keeping plants productive ... In mid-winter, prune some sideshoots back to one bud and others to two. Cut back developing main stems by ...

But no matter what type of gardenia you're growing, if you follow this guide, you should avoid issues with your plants not blooming. Essentially, the only time you want to prune your gardenias is ...

'The ideal time for English holly pruning is late spring to early summer, after frosts have passed but before you start to ...

'Removing about one-fifth of the stems at the base of the shrub will help maintain a healthy, vigorous plant by encouraging air circulation and sunlight penetration and reducing the risk of disease,' ...