How to prune hybrid tea roses

Passion flowers have the most incredible flowers from July to October, usually followed by edible, but not particularly tasty, egg-shaped fruits. Rampant climbers, passion flowers will quickly cover a wall or fence. There’s a few varieties to choose from, including the common passion flower, Passiflora caerulea, which is hardy in most regions of the British isles despite being native to the tropics of South America. Most passion flowers are evergreen with dark green leaves and either white or pu

Climbing roses are the perfect plants to add height to a garden. The choice is huge, so take time to find the right climbing plant for you and your garden. There are climbing roses available in all the popular rose categories – hybrid tea roses, bourbons and English roses. Choose from double or single flowers, thornless or scented – the rose will live for decades so it’s worth getting it right. Climbers can be grown up house walls, along garden fences, over pergolas or up large obelisks.

Monty trims his hedge using a battery-powered hedge trimmer. He explains the best and safest methods for trimming hedges, and how to maintain the perfect shape.

Ramblers and climbing roses are often confused. Rambling roses are far more vigorous and offer one fantastic flush of flowers, usually in June. Climbers often repeat flower and have larger and fewer flowers. Rambling roses need plenty of space as they grow quickly. They’re ideal for growing up a tree or tumbling over a wall. Ramblers can even be used to scramble down a bank. If you have an ugly shed or dead tree stump in the garden then a rambling rose will cover unsightly items. Allow a