Gardeners growing fruits, including apples, pears and raspberries, should mark their calendars this month. February is an ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

More specifically, he encouraged gardeners to prune their apple and pear trees this month. He stated: “The pruning of both apple and pear trees is best done over the colder winter months.

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage regrowth - but the gardening charity emphasises the importance of not overdoing it. According to guidance on its website ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces the risk of disease. A thriving apple tree is a wonderful addition ...

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 ...

Conversely, if you don’t prune at all, the tree will grow too many limbs and will produce less fruit.” The longer you wait to prune apple trees, the harder it is to eventually get them back ...

Prune apple trees, including flowering crabapples, mountain ash, hawthorns and shrub cotoneasters in late winter from February to early April. Spring or summer pruning increases chances for ...