Pruning and cutting back is important for your plants so they are encourged to give their best display or crop, and to prevent them outgrowing their space.

Most woody ornamental plants are best pruned in the dormant season where spring flowering plants should be prunned as soon as the flowers begin to fade. Most herbaceous plants can be cut back after flowering or at the end of the growing season.

From rosebushes and shrubs to hedges and small trees.with the right assortment of pruners and loppers you can keep any plant in good shape and healthy,

Pruning can be heavy, repetitive work, and trying to take on a big job with the wrong tool is the quickest way to increase your own weariness and frustration whilst also shortening the life of your equipment. Certain tools, like those with compound-action gears, will make the task easier. But the best way to keep things comfortable whenever you go out to prune is to wear gloves and make sure your tools are clean and sharp.