Pruning

Keep your garden plants in rude health with the help of our expert advice on pruning and training.

Garden shredders - Tested and reviewed by the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

The best garden shredders in 2024

How to trim a conifer hedge

Maintain the garden

How to trim a conifer hedge

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Frances tying in espalier cherry

Frances Tophill’s guide to April pruning . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rejuvenating a mahonia

Dealing with overgrown plants

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine review secateurs

The best secateurs: bypass, anvil and ratchet in 2024

A fan trained fig tree. Getty Images

How to prune and train a fig tree

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Pruning sambucus with Frances Tophill

Frances Tophill’s guide to February pruning . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to prune spring-flowering shrubs

How to prune spring-flowering plants

Echinacea seedheads

How to cut back herbaceous perennials

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Nick Bailey with dogwood (cornus)

Nick Bailey’s guide to January pruning . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Frances Tophill prunes a grapevine in winter

Pruning in December with Frances Tophill . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Common pruning mistakes to avoid

Seven pruning mistakes to avoid

Garden shears - Tested and reviewed by the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

The best garden shears

The best pruning saws BBC Gardeners World Magazine review

The best pruning saws to buy in 2023

Anvil loppers - Tested and reviewed by the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

The best anvil loppers in 2023