AS a gardener, you wouldn’t plant a rhododendron in chalky soil. And when it comes to clematis – it ‘roots in the shade – scrambles up to the sun’ – while roses do well in ...

If you’ve had mixed success with growing fruit and vegetables, it may be simply because your plants don’t like the spot ...

Pruning is one of the most rewarding winter jobs in the garden. Without any foliage, it’s much easier to achieve the shape you want from a tree ...

WHEN octagenarian Peter Clarke’s wife passed away, he had no idea how he was going to manage the garden she’d loved so much.

With this in mind, Chamberlain has written RHS Grow Food Anywhere, in which she breaks down the environments found in gardens into seven zones, from sunny and sheltered to shady and dry, and the ...

To make sure it doesn’t return you have to interrupt the seed-to-flowering-plant cycle at least for a couple of years and ...

Why do we prune? Pruning revitalizes our roses and prompts healthy growth. We grow roses for their blooms. Strong, healthy and new canes are productive canes that produce more roses than old canes ...

Find out if pruning shears and hand pruners are the same thing and how to choose the best cutting tool for the job.

Discover which plants to prune in the dead of winter to help your garden shape up for a glorious spring and summer.

Prune these plants during the winter, to remove any unneeded or dying vegetation, and put them in the best position for ...