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Plant hardiness rating

Plant hardiness ratings explained

An illustration of the soil food chain from organic matter and bacteria to animals

What is soil and how can gardeners improve it?

Peat laid out to dry in Ireland

Should we ban peat-based composts?

A Modern Apothecary Garden

Create an apothecary garden

Anna Greenland's garden

What to plant in an edible garden

Dark honey fungus (Armillaria solidipes)

RHS releases list of plants that help limit spread of honey fungus

Scary apples for halloween and apple day

Make scary apples for Halloween

N. bowdenii ‘Vesta K’

Nerines and amarines and how to grow them

Hedge pruning

How to trim hedges

Buddleja in bloom

The best way to prune shrubs

Dahlia

Pruning perennial flowers and grasses

If you follow a strict pruning regime for your wisteria, you will be rewarded with showy pendant racemes of fragrant flowers.

How to prune climbing plants

Shrub roses

A guide to pruning roses

Apple 'discovery'

How to prune fruit trees

How to cut when you prune

The principles of pruning