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Camilla Sharman

What plants to prune in August — expert advice on how to gain better blooms

Pink roses and lavender in bloom.

There’s still plenty of jobs to keep you busy in your yard this August. Apart from vegetable seeds to sow, there are plenty of plants to prune this month, so grab your  best pruning shears and embrace how pruning can improve the look of your yard and the health of your plants.  

However, before you run rampant and prune every plant in sight, hold fast, as not every plant will need pruning. We spoke to Nigel Lawton plant buyer at Dobbies’ to discover the benefit of pruning and doing it at the right time.

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