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Pruning is one of the core activities in a garden of any size. From pruning the roses<\/a>, to reining in the wisteria<\/a>, from the Chelsea chop to pruning your hedges<\/a>, there are many different methods and many different plants require specific tools<\/a> according to where they are in your garden, how tall they are and how delicate they are too.<\/p>\n Pruning properly, with the proper tools, can have a huge impact on the health and vitality of a plant and can transform your wiry shrub into something brimming with colour and flowers.<\/p>\n We have rounded up the\u00a0principles of pruning here<\/a>, where our pruning expert John Hoyland goes through why we prune and why we shouldn\u2019t be scared of pruning, as well as how to make the cut correctly and much more expert insight into the practise of pruning.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s not forget that keeping your pruning tools clean is a vital part of the pruning process. With dirty pruning tools, you\u2019re much more likely to spread diseases to fragile plants. Here\u2019s the best way of cleaning pruning tools<\/a>, collated by Kristy Ramage and Daniel Back. And here\u2019s how to sharpen secateurs<\/a> and how to sharpen your garden tools<\/a> too.<\/p>\nHow to prune<\/h2>\n
How to clean pruning tools<\/h2>\n
The best pruning tools<\/h2>\n
Secateurs<\/h3>\n
Large Felco Model Secateurs<\/h4>\n