Keep track of your plants with reminders & care tips – all to help you grow successfully
My plants
My calendar
My ideas
My advice
For the latest on RHS Shows in 2021, read more
North Yorkshire
Essex
Devon
Surrey
Greater Manchester
General enquiries 020 3176 5800 Mon – Fri | 9am – 5pm
Help us achieve our goals
Make a donation
Tips and techniques to show you just what to do to tackle shrubs and trees so that they produce well-balanced, attractive specimens
Many ornamental shrubs and trees can be allowed to grow without regular pruning. However, occasionally you may need to restrict the size, remove dead or unsightly growth, increase vigour, improve the shape or keep the plant in a healthy state to produce flowers and/or berries. Some shrubs, if left unpruned, continue growing from where the growth ended the previous season, becoming top heavy, flowering well above eye level, and with a bare base. More on pruning shrubs More on pruning clematis
Trees Hedges Climbers and wall shrubs Climbing roses
Give the gift of RHS membership
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.
