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Pruning Made Simple: Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Hedges

Pruning Made Simple: Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Hedges

Learn when and how to prune with confidence: good cuts, shrubs, roses, clematis, wisteria, hedges and fruit trees, with a UK pruning calendar. 52 written lessons plus 10 practice downloads.

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Expiry period	Lifetime
Made in	English
Last updated at	Mon Oct 2026
Level	Beginner
Total lectures	62
Total quizzes	0
Total duration	11:07:00 Hours
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Short description	Learn when and how to prune with confidence: good cuts, shrubs, roses, clematis, wisteria, hedges and fruit trees, with a UK pruning calendar. 52 written lessons plus 10 practice downloads.
Outcomes	Understand how plants respond to pruning, and tell old-wood from new-wood flowering so you cut at the right time Choose, use, clean and sharpen secateurs, loppers, saws and shears, and work safely with sap, thorns and ladders Make good cuts above a bud and at the branch collar, use the three-cut method, and deal with the 3 Ds Prune spring-flowering, summer-flowering, evergreen and grey-leaved shrubs, and renovate an overgrown shrub over three years Prune bush, shrub, climbing and rambling roses, and train a climbing rose sideways for more flowers Find your clematis group and prune groups 1, 2 and 3, and prune wisteria and honeysuckle Trim formal and informal hedges at the right time, check for nests first, and cut to a batter Prune apples and pears in winter and summer, shape a young tree, and restore an old one over several winters Prune plums and cherries in summer to avoid silver leaf, and prune currants, gooseberries, raspberries and blueberries Check for Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas, deal with overhanging branches, and write your own pruning calendar
Requirements	No experience needed. The course is for anyone with established plants they’re nervous about cutting A garden, allotment or shared space with some shrubs, roses, climbers, hedges or fruit, or one you can visit A pair of bypass secateurs and gardening gloves to start; Section 2 explains which other tools you may need and which can wait Safety glasses and long sleeves for plants with irritant sap or thorns A printer helps for the practice packs and calendar, but isn’t essential