Since it produces flowers on new wood—meaning summer blooms emerge from shoots developed that same year—achieving "big, dramatic flower spikes" requires hard pruning "now". Aldi recommends cutting ...

That once-cute shrub is now blocking the windows, swallowing the walkway, and testing your patience. Before you dig it out, here’s what experts say you should try.

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up ...

From midnight on March 1 - which is this Sunday - until August 31, it is a criminal offence to cut, grub, burn or destroy ...

Often known as the butterfly bush, buddleia should be cut back firmly before spring gets going. It flowers on new wood, meaning the blooms you see in the summer grow on shoots produced that year. If ...

A Tyneside council has avoided a watchdog probe over failing to inform a resident it intended to prune his overgrown hedge.

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Aldi suggests trimming last year's growth back to roughly 30-60cm from ground level, adjusting based on the plant's size and vigour. He said: "It can look brutal. But buddleia responds very well to a ...

March is one of the busiest months in the garden as prep gets underway for the growing season ahead. Here's what to plant, ...

Lawn and gardening specialist at lawnmower brand Hayter, Chris Cooper, said March is the perfect time to start whipping your garden back into shape, and to begin mowing your grass.