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    2. Plants
    3. Plant profiles

    Plant profiles

    Trees

    Big or small, a tree offers shelter, shade and year-round interest
    How to cut when you prune
    How to...

    The principles of pruning

    Hedera helix 'Dyinni'
    Trees

    Trees and shrubs to plant for birds

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

    How to prune wisteria

    Espalier fruit tree
    How to...

    How to train fruit trees

    Paulownia tomentosa in bloom
    How to...

    How to grow a foxglove tree

    Apple tree 'Discovery' and when to prune apple trees
    Trees

    How to prune apple and pear trees

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    Shrubs

    Climbers, scented flowers and stand-out foliage for gardens of all sizes
    Rosa ‘Dortmund'
    Flowers

    Single-flowered roses: choosing and growing the best

    Pruning buddleia
    How to...

    How to prune buddleia

    Podocarpus nivalis
    Shrubs

    Forget Ilex crenata: this is the best alternative to box

    Evergreen trees; Arbutus unedo
    Trees

    Evergreen trees for gardens: the best to grow

    Alternatives to box – trial at RHS Garden Wisley
    Shrubs

    Alternatives to box

    Evergreen shrub: Abelia grandiflora
    Shrubs

    Evergreen shrubs for sun, shade and how to prune them

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    Flowers

    From bulbs to grasses and everything in between
    Moyses Stevens Flowers on a grey background
    Flowers

    Best flower subscription services for 2023

    Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction'
    How to...

    What is the Chelsea Chop?

    Digitalis purpurea Albiflora
    Plants

    Sowing biennials: how and when to sow and which to grow

    Dahlia combination photographed byMaayke de Ridder
    Summer

    Dahlias: How to plant, grow and care for dahlias

    Pruning a rose
    Advice

    A guide to pruning roses

    Helleborus torquatus
    Plants

    Species hellebores: the best for your garden

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    Autumn colour

    Warm tones and bright berries for Autumn colour
    An illustration showing the plants used in a bold design for a late summer border by gardener Andrea Brusendorf
    Planting ideas

    Late summer planting plan using tried and tested plants

    Waxwing eating a rowan berry
    Plants

    Plants for birds: Top plants to feed the birds

    Taxus baccata (Yew), a perfect hedging plant
    Plants

    Hedging: 30 top plants for a hedge

    See all Autumn plants

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