Let's face it; braving the famous Chelsea Chop takes some doing, even if you're au fait with pruning techniques, because it demands that you cut your plants back. Hard. Does it work, though?
Once upon a time, I thought of gardening as something you approached with a kind of reverent hesitation. I’d tiptoe into borders, deadheading plants nervously, and prune only when absolutely necessary, as if I were trimming my own fringe with trembling hands.
