Other plants to prune now

Any pruning jobs you didn’t get round to in August can still be done this month. You might also want to get ahead a little for the winter to come.

REPEAT-FLOWERING ROSES If you have varieties that don’t form attractive hips, then deadhead to prolong their flowering into autumn.

YEW HEDGES Most conifers are best clipped in August, but yew will handle a last neatening up now.

BAMBOO Remove the foliage on the lower part of the stems, to show off their colours and let the winter sun filter through over the coming months.

HEBE This shrub has now finished flowering and can be deadheaded and gently neatened up.