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Garden Ideas and Tips

Summer is just around the corner and you look out at your back garden and Yuk! The tree branches over grown and you can't even reach the garden fence, the grass is ten foot high and you sigh HELP!

We all dream about the perfect back garden, where we can relax and chill out over the summer holidays with the kids, but when you start planning for the weeks ahead what you going to do to keep them occupied a rush of panic flows over you! DAM! you wish you had started sorting out the garden months ago. Well here are a few tips to help you on your way and open up lots of space to put every piece of garden furniture and play activities to suit you and your family, just simply pruning back a few branches here and there and you'll be amazed how much space you have.

1. Locate the branch collar before cutting – Once you decide which branch you’re going to remove, the first thing to do is locate the branch collar. The branch collar is the area around where the branch is growing out of the tree. It’s easier to see on some trees than it is on others – but look for a ridge, a circle, or an area where the bark is thicker.

2. Remove dead or dying branches – Removing the dead branches is the best place to start, and will make the rest of the tree pruning steps easier too.

Once you have removed all of the dead branches, it’s easier to see what you’re working with, and spot other branches that need to be pruned next.

3. Never trim branches that are growing upward – When you’re first learning how to trim tree branches, a common mistake is to remove the branches that are growing straight up.

But if you prune the tree branches that are growing straight up, that will leave a wound that is facing up where water can easily settle, which can cause the tree to rot over time.

4. Don’t prune a branch too long – You also want to take care that you’re not leaving too long of a stub when removing tree branches. Leaving too long of a stub will also make it difficult for the tree to form a proper callus.

Trim tree branches that are hanging down

Step 5: Trim out crossing branches – Now that you’ve got most of the tree cleaned up, it’ll be easy to spot branches that are overlapping and rubbing against each other. If tree branches rub together, they can damage each other over time.

Trim off any growing at the base of the trunk

Remove all the dead or dying branches

Prune out unwanted or hazardous branches

Remove any damaged or weak branches

Trim out overlapping branches that rub together.

Now all you have to do to complete your garden is put all the things you love in place and relax and have fun!