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Monty Don names four plants that must be pruned now for 'repeat flowering'

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Pruning is often seen as a winter chore for gardeners, but there are loads of great reasons to get your secateurs out in July.It's now the ideal time for restorative pruning.

If you've over-pruned or pruned badly earlier in the year, you can correct those errors now.Summer is also a good time to check out the plant's health.

You can see exactly what you're lopping off, such as old and dead branches. But you need to be careful not to be too brutal with the pruning in summer as major structural pruning should wait until the plant is dormant in winter.

Get it wrong and you'll stress the plant as you might accidentally cut off valuable buds. To nudge you in the right direction, top TV green-fingered expert Monty Don has shared his advice on how best to prune four plants that need doing this month, reports the Express.

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