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Clear away climbing beans, then pull up, clean and store away canes and supportsPlant new fruit trees and bushesCheck fruits in storage and remove any showing signs of rotPot up leafy herbs to bring on to a window sill and use in winterSow hardy

Hi all, hope you can help, a friend of mine has a Lilac in the back garden which has gotten a little out of control, would it be ok to remove a few limbs now? and tame it a little or would I really have to wait untill late Summer? Many thanks Mark

I'm having trouble identifying some tiny shiny blue beetles that are munching through my rhubarb leaves. They are easy to pick off but no sooner have a removed and squashed them more appear. Could anyone help suggest what they might be so I can look

of the plant, it turns yellowish-brown and becomes a slimy rot.Promptly remove any infected parts of the lettuce. Try to reduce the risk of damage to lettuce leaves by drowning slugs and snails in beer traps, or go on a night-time patrol and remove them by hand

You article on line says now is the time to prune hydrangeas. Can you give a bit more description please Not sure what you are looking at -or expecting here-but perhaps the indication is to remove the old flower heads?? ok will do that, thanks

Collect and sow seed from foxglovesTake cuttings from pinks (Dianthus)Prune philadelphus after flowering, removing stems carrying old flowers. Cut out very weak stems and some of the oldest woodFeed dahlias with a liquid fertiliser and ensure plants

! Should i lift the plant after removing damaged leaves and overwinter in greenhouse, as hasn't flowered yet? These campanulas are hardy so having it inside isnt needed. The leaves are probably beginning to die back now because of the shortening day length

now? Is it better to remove the fungi from the tree or can this do more harm than good. The tree is about 30 years old. You need to remove the fungi for the tree to have any chance. Cut off the dead wood to just short of the trunk, sterilizing your

by your question, you say the fruiting canes have been cut back, then ask if the fruiting canes should be cut back? I think I get it -last seasons dead canes have been removed and this years fruiting canes are intact? If you remove those- then no fruit

I have just checked my Cara seeds in my Garage, stored in a small sack, and they have white stalks about 4 to 5 inches long on them. I do not want to plant out now , but in early June. Can I remove these stalks and store again ready to begin