WHEN THE buckeyes and maples announce the change of season and begin to shed their multi-colored leaves, my garden thoughts revolve around pruning my trees, shrubs and perennials.? At the top of my… ...

We have an east-facing gable wall, covered in wisteria and clematis. It looks stunning from April to October with blooms and foliage. However, for five months of the year it looks pretty dismal.

Just off to prune the wisteria, dear: I may be a while! Britain's longest vine bursts into life after reaching a staggering 252ft along giant garden wall ...

AS WITH so many other flowering trees and shrubs this spring, wisteria is having a vintage year. It is a warm country plant, native to the Far East, and it luxuriates in a warm summer, building up ...