outdoors

How to pollard a tree by pruning

Using a second plant pot to provide drainage and support for a pot plant

Safely pricking out seedlings from a seed tray

Dividing lily bulbs and establishing new plants in separate plant pots once the separated bulbs have sprouted new bubils

How to prune a tree to ensure you have a single stem tree

Delphiniums supported by link stakes in a pot

Propagating strawberries and finding and planting in runners to produce new plants which can be potted on sparately once established

Steps involved in cutting and making steps in the garden showing how to lay foundations of gravel, get the steps straight and level, and lay the paving slabs on top

How to take basal cuttings from a perennial and trim the base before covering it with a bag in a pot until it’s established when the cuttings can be separated and re plantied or plated out

Making a gravel path shown in three steps, setting out the edging boards, laying and tamping down the gravel, foundation, and raking the top gravel to create a perfect gravel path

Mixing tiny seeds in with some sand so you don’t lose the seeds and can see where you have sowed or broadcast them on the soil

How to dig up and safely move then replant a large shrub

How to dig up and safely move then replant a large shrub

Planting a climbing plant or vine in a container and providing it with support for growth

Planting a fruit tree and providing it with suitable support

How to take a hardwood cutting from a parent plant, four steps showing making the cutting, dipping it in hormone rooting powder, and establishing it in a new pot to grow

Steps involved in establishing or laying a new hedge showing digging a trench for compost, planting the hedge plants, pruning them, and keeping the hedge straight

Different shapes you can trim your hedge into including boxy, sloped, and rounded

Example of a fruit tree grown into a bush pattern, in this case an apple

How to layer bulbs of different sizes which grow at different depths in a pot

Example of a fruit tree grown into a fan pattern

Steps showing how to level the ground, set up the foundations, make a screed, and how to lay a smooth concrete path

Example of a fruit tree grown into a standard pattern

Steps involved in laying paving slabs or stones and keeping them level and flat and removing the mortar from between the slabs