Last week, I was invited to attend a gardening workshop at Clifton Nurseries in London.  It was called ‘Transform your Garden through Clever Pruning’.

I have a little knowledge about pruning, taught to me by Auntie Planty a few years ago.  And, when I have time, I deadhead the roses in our garden.

But, I really don’t have a clue about pruning any other plants and am always unsure as when is the best time of year to do it.

So this one hour workshop, which was run by Clifton Nurseries MD, Matthew Wilson, was just what I needed…

To start, Matthew explained that there are three main reasons why you prune:

Horticultural

To remove dead wood, disease and damage (the 3 Ds).  … Read more