MONTY Don has urged gardeners to prune a popular plant this October, to prevent it from getting damaged over the winter. Summer may be well and truly over, but there are still plenty of jobs gardening fans can be getting on with, to protect their gardens from the harsh winter weather ahead. Gardening legend Monty, 68, shared the important update to fans on his gardening blog .
Urging fans to tackle a major task, he said: "Prune climbing roses. "Climbing roses flower on shoots grown the same spring so they can be pruned hard now." Pruning is essential to make sure that roses bloom next year, as it removes dead and dying branches, making way fro new growth in the spring Read more gardening stories To prune your roses, simply cut back the old branches during the winter.
Monty advised: "Always use really sharp tools for pruning. "Not only does it make life much easier but it also makes for much cleaner cuts and therefore causes less damage to the plant, sharp tools are also much safer." "Always use a tool that is operating within its capacity, so never strain.
Most read in Fabulous "Use loppers for stems too thick for easy cutting with secateurs and a sharp saw for anything that strains loppers." The first thing you should do when pruning climbing roses, is remove any sign of damage. The Gardener's World presenter explained: "Start by removing any damaged or crossing growth or any very old wood which can be pruned right back to the ground.
"The main stems should be fanned out at .
