Onions, hedges and roses

1 Lift onions and shallots by loosening them and resting them on top of the soil to ripen. Then hang up to dry before putting into storage.

2 Cut yew, hornbeam and beech hedges; use a ground sheet to collect the clippings.

3 Cut back the older stems of rambling roses, now they have finished flowering, and tie in any new, vigorous stems while they are still pliable.

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