It’s hard to believe that native hedging varieties such as Hawthorn and Blackthorn can be home to as much as 350 species of wildlife.

We now hear quite frequently about the need to support and encourage native breeds of wildlife and also native and traditional breeds of livestock but we all should also be paying this same attention to garden plants.

Gardening is no different from any other skill in that the best gardening advice we give first and foremost is to sure you have the  right tools for the job

Garden advice - There are, believe it or not, some shrubs that do not actually need any pruning, or very little pruning attention