"Prune your wisteria once in the summer (July/August ... will encourage better flowering and those buds will form flowering spurs. For timing, choose a milder, dry day to avoid frost damage ...

Jamie recommends the summer and winter as the perfect times when to prune your wisteria ... encourage the formation of lots of flowering spurs,’ he says.

February is a great time of year to tackle a wisteria as winter damage and deadwood will be visible - David Burton/Alamy ...

Wisteria can quickly get messy, and you'll need to prune regularly. They flower from old wood ... You should then cut back the same stems in late winter so you’re left with stubby spurs with just two ...

Chris Bonnett, founder of GardeningExpress.co.uk,told Express.co.uk that winter pruning is essential for flowers to make an appearance come May and June. “To encourage wisteria to bloom in ...

According to David Denyer, a flower expert at Eflorist, wisteria can bloom for up to 50 years by doing three main tasks: pruning, fertilising, and ensuring the plant is placed in the correct location.

If you're not sure when a climber or wall shrub is best pruned, a useful guide is to prune spring and early ... congested or excessively long spurs to keep growth close to the supports.