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Pear trees need pruning every autumn or winter. Here are factors to consider when pruning these types of trees, from the  timing, tools, the technique for a free-standing tree, and what to do if your tree has been slightly neglected over the years.

A border planted with the wrong perennials looks good for three weeks and bare for the other eleven months. A border planned properly does the opposite. Something is always in flower, the shapes work together, and the border gets better every year.

A finished patio or a re-levelled lawn often leaves one problem behind: a mound of leftover soil with nowhere obvious to go. It sits on the drive or against the fence, blocking the path until you deal with it. So what can you do with it? Learn in this guide.

Soil in September is still warm from summer, and the grass hasn’t stopped growing yet. There’s a real window before the season changes towards the cold. Here is your autumn jobs to keep your garden perfect all year-round.

This guide covers when to trim a hedge, which tools actually help, and the technique that keeps growth dense rather than bald and gappy. It also covers the legal restriction on cutting hedges during nesting season, plus what to do if yours is already past a simple tidy-up.

A fresh coat of paint on a fence panel changes a garden faster than almost anything else, and costs next to nothing. We start most small garden jobs by asking what can change this weekend, before anything gets torn out or replaced. Keep things simple with GGM.

Disturbing an active nest while birds are using it is against the law in the UK, whatever the species involved. That rule creates a real planning concerns for anyone with hedge cutting or tree work booked in for spring or summer. Learn more today.

The materials you choose matter more than the overall scale of the project, and good budget hardscaping plans start with that calculation rather than with a wish list. Here is how to achieve your dream garden at an affordable price.

Scotland has its own rules for cutting a hedge, and they’re different from the ones written into English law. Below is what each one means in practice for garden hedge cutting, along with the best time of year to cut your hedge, whatever type you’ve got.

Cut a box hedge into soft spring growth and the edges scorch brown in the next spell of hot sun. Leave it until autumn and frost gets into the wound before it’s had a chance to heal. Here’s your guide on trimming.

Nesting birds decide when it’s safe to cut a hedge. An active nest in any garden hedge gets full legal protection from the moment it’s being built, whatever species built it, and that protection typically starts from early March. Learn more today.

Sectional dismantling means taking a tree apart in pieces, from the top down, when the tree can’t be felled whole. It helps remove trees from gardens that are too tight or too overhung for a straightforward fell, or where the tree stands too close to a building to risk it.

Good backyard landscaping ideas start from function: work out what the space needs to do before you choose how it looks. Here your ultimate guide on backyard landscaping ideas.

A stump left behind after a tree comes down rarely stays out of the way for long. Grass won’t grow properly around it, the mower catches on roots poking through the soil, and within a year or two you’ll likely see fresh shoots sprouting from the base as the tree…

If you’re planning a new garden, you’ll come across the term “soft landscaping” fairly early on, usually alongside its counterpart, hard landscaping. Understanding what each one means, and how they work together, makes it much easier to plan a garden that looks good and holds up over time.

Scotland’s gardens don’t often sit flat. Across Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and much of Central Scotland, a garden on a slope is the norm, and it brings a familiar set of frustrations. Here’s what to do about it.

A wildlife-friendly garden doesn’t need to be big or wild looking. A large plot and one of many small gardens on a housing estate can both support real numbers of wildlife with a few thoughtful changes, turning your garden into a green space for garden wildlife.

Resin bound is permeable and lasts 15 to 25 years. Resin bonded lasts 5 to 15 years. We explain the real differences so you don’t choose the wrong one.

You probably have heard the terms before, but do you know what it means and why it is important, especially in Scotland? Learn more in this handy guide.

Choosing the right flowers and plants can make or break a garden design. Get it right and you end up with a border that looks good from spring through to the first frost, without spending every weekend deadheading and watering.