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October is a busy month for gardeners as they prepare for the winter months and do everything they can to help plants through to the spring time. Pruning is one job that comes to the forefront this month.
There is one plant that should be hard pruned this month, according to gardening guru Monty Don . He has urged gardeners to tackle the job of trimming climbing roses if they want to make sure they flower beautifully next spring.
The action will also prevent them from harm when colder weather hits in winter time.
Gardeners' World presenter Monty explained that these plants need consistent pruning or they can end up a tangled mess with very few blooms.
He said: "Prune climbing roses. Climbing roses flower on shoots grown the same spring so they