Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a condition that causes pain over the outside of your upper thigh (or thighs). The cause is usually due to inflammation or injury to some of the tissues that lie over the bony prominence (the greater trochanter) at the top of the thigh bone (femur).
Step 1. Prune your autumn sage twice a year in the late winter after all flowering has ceased and again in August to keep the plant more compact in size. Step 2. Shear the plant to just 4 inches above the crown during the winter pruning session. Clear away all of the cuttings to make room for spring growth to emerge.
Presenter: Jane Edmanson, 28/06/2008. Jane explains how to prune roses. If you ve got roses in your patch then winter is the ideal time to prune them. Pruning roses is important because it helps to reduce disease, encourages air circulation and lets more light in. This means the plant is focusing its attention and energy on producing beautiful blooms for next season.