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Video | Winter pruning wisteria

Wisteria need pruning twice a year to keep them flowering well, in January/February when the plant is dormant, and again in July/August. It's time to get the secateurs out!

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Wildlife needs our help while the weather is bitterly cold - here's what to feed the birds.


 

Prune autumn raspberries by cutting canes down to ground level.


 

HouseplantsMake sure houseplants, have the best possible light and continue to water sparingly.


 
Force rhubarb for an earlier, sweeter crop by covering the crowns with straw and a forcing jar.

 

Prune late-summer-flowering clematis (Group three), which flower on current year's growth.



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Hardwood cuttings

Need some help and advice about your garden? Search our advice to find out everything from taking hardwood cuttings to winter pruning.

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Mary Berry

Our Grow Your Own section has information on allotment gardening and mouth-watering recipes from top cooks like Mary Berry and NIgel Slater.

10 AGM traditional winter vegetables

10 AGM traditional winter vegetables

Many traditional winter vegetables are so familiar that when we come to choose varieties we don’t always give our choice the thought it deserves. Is one parsnip really that different from another, asks Graham Rice

Pest of the month

Mealybug

Protect new shoots of herbaceous plants from slugs.

Disease of the month

Grey mould

Grey mould, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, is a common disease, causing a growth of fuzzy grey mould or brown markings on leaves. It infects many plants, especially those grown under glass where conditions are humid.