Scottish householders are being urged to prune four plants in their gardens this month if they want to promote new healthy growth and potentially a second flowering. Gardeners should remove damaged, dead and diseased branches and stems. ‌

This will encourage better growth and also make plants and shrubs look better during the winter months. And experts are also encouraging green-fingered householders to fertilise their lawns and plant spring-flowering bulbs. ‌

Pruning buddleia, evergreen hedges, and honeysuckle are plants that should be given attention this month, reports The Express . ‌

In summer and autumn, gardeners can prune buddleia , also known as the butterfly bush.

Whilst it is best pruned in the spring, it can be given a haircut in the autumn months by removing

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