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.  I think fuschias look much better cut hard back and they flower better.  You will delay floweriing ....prob won't get any til late summer Cuf  cleanly.....sharp secateurs...and no jagged or damaged cuts.  And then give it a feed of any balanced

their shoots into the soilCut down old stems on spring-flowering euphorbias, taking care not to get the milky sap on your skinGive hanging baskets and patio pots a weekly liquid feedRemove flower heads from flag irises as petals fadePrune back flowered stems

Pick bulbils from lily stems and pot them up to raise new plantsGive shrubs and perennial plants a liquid feedCut down delphiniums once flower spikes fadeTake cuttings from non-flowering shoots on hydrangeasPick sweet peas regularly and remove any

I have been growing the brand new varieties of echinaceas but only now realising how to grow them..two years ago most would wit when about to flower but I have worked it out. I don't allow them to flower the first year then cut off would be flower

roses, cutting out old stems that carried flowers and training in new shootsTake lavender cuttings by pulling off new shoots and inserting them in gritty compostCut back perennials past their best

Take cuttings from shrubs including pyracantha, cotinus, hypericum, potentilla, honeysuckle, ivy, hydrangea, spiraea and rosemaryPrune out plain green shoots from variegated trees and shrubsCut lavender for drying when in full flowerCut back pansies

Deadhead pelargoniums and other summer bedding plantsSummer prune wisteria, cutting back whippy sideshoots to about 20cmWater plants in pots and basketsTake cuttings from shrubs choosing non-flowering shootsCollect seed from flowers that you want

I planted onion sets in the winter.  They now seem to be forming flower heads even though the onions are still very small. What should I do?  Am I meant to cut off the flower head to stop all energies going into that? Yes - you've got it.  The

ALSTROMERIAS When the flowers fade, do I cut down the stems or pull them from the ground? I have read that both are correct, but which is best for the plant?  I always pull them out of the ground, was told to dry mulch them over winterhave not done

last year i cut my wistera wrong so this year i had hardly any flowers, hopefully this time imight get it right! I pruned back last year and got no flowers at all. I stuck to pruning back to two buds, etc. but nothing. However, it is a wild green