A Beginner's Guide to Pruning

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RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

Address

Wisley Lane, Woking

Venue

RHS Garden Wisley, RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science

Booking

  • Other Prices

    £38

Overview

  • Course running time

    Thursday 23 July 2026, 10.30am–1.30pm

  • Skill level

    Beginner

  • Subject

    Course

  • Topic

    Horticulture

Learn how to prune your woody plants with our expert tutor and take home top tips to keep your shrubs, trees and climbers looking their best. In this course the tutor will demonstrate how to get the best floral display from your shrubs; with an overview of routine yearly pruning requirements for a range of flowering woody plants, including roses, wisteria, winter, spring and summer flowering shrubs. You will find out how to formatively prune your plants to get the best long term results; how to renovate overgrown shrubs and how to work out which pruning method is suitable for your plants.

The course includes a guided garden walk where you will see how the theory is applied to the garden environment.
 

Tutor: Louise Grimwood - RHS Horticultural Educator 

Location: Hilltop Learning Studios 

Catering: Tea and coffee on arrival. You are welcome to bring along a packed lunch or visit one of Wisley’s cafes to purchase food/refreshments. 

To Bring with You:

  • Your booking reference number 
  • ​A pen/pencil and notebook for notes 
  • All tools and material will be provided
  • Please come suitably dressed for the weather.
Skill Level: Beginner – I am eager to try growing, keen to learn, and to develop my experience and confidence.

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