Summer pruning with Monty
Monty shares his advice on pruning in summer, with tips on tackling roses, fruit and shrubs.
When pruning, it's important to consider the time of year and the desired outcome. Watch these videos and discover Monty Don's top tips for pruning in the summer.
More summer pruning advice
- Your summer pruning jobs
- What to prune in summer
- Reasons to prune in summer
- Pruning fruit trees in summer
- Pruning evergreens in summer
More video guides from Monty
Pruning rambling roses
Prune rambling roses, like Rosa 'Félicité Perpétue', this month, by following Monty's advice, in this BBC Gardeners' World TV clip.
Summer pruning trained fruit
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Monty shows how to prune spring-flowering shrubs, like lilac and philadelphus (mock orange), which produce their flowers on growth made the previous summer.
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