As we enter late autumn and into winter there's not too much colour left in the garden but there is one plant (the Pyracantha) that is a particular favourite of David Hall, whose red, yellow or orange berries stand out from the monochrome garden landscape.
The Pyracantha is an evergreen, versatile and a wonderful shrub to have in your garden at this time of the year.
As winter is generally the best time of the year to prune shrubs and trees, we usually wait for the leaves to fall from the trees before getting out our clean sharp secateurs and loppers.
Pruning leads to healthy new growth, encourages the formation of fruit or flower buds and re-shapes plants that look unbalanced or have been damaged by bad weather.
Techniques needed to prune different species of trees and shrubs are many and varied but you can bear in mind a few basic rules.
You may well have received a citrus plant as a present at Christmas or the New Year. We share our knowledge on how best to look after these attractive plants that will bear fruit if provided with ideal environment.
To avoid disappointment make sure that your plant is a named cultivar from a reliable retailer. Remember that plants grown from pips will not flower, you need a grafted plant for successful fruiting.
