Jim Gardiner – Shrub selection and performance

One of our leading experts on woody plants, former Director of RHS Horticulture, Jim Gardiner, talks about selecting shrubs, including the importance of using good clones, and the value of the Award of Garden Merit scheme; enhancing their performance by cultural methods, in particular the importance and benefits of regular pruning, which he sees as both an art and a science, and the value of `right plant right place`.