Raspberries and blackberries are pruned in late winter or early spring to get rid of dead, damaged or dense and tangled canes ...

Raspberries are brambles, shrubby plants that grow on woody, arching stems called canes. To help your raspberry plants thrive ...

Prune your raspberries annually after the first year, for healthier plants, and ­high-quality fruit. Summer-fruiting ...

Cut canes down to 30cm (1ft) above the soil, pruning ... garden twine. Raspberries are a hungry and thirsty fruit. Scatter general purpose granular fertiliser over the soil in spring and mulch ...