How to rescue your garden after heavy winds and rain

As storms ravage the country, Lisa Salmon hears how gardeners can protect trees and plants.

Many trees have been damaged in recent storms (PA/Alamy)

As storm after storm batters Ireland and the UK, householders are doing their best to shore up their properties against further strong winds and rain.

But gardens are vulnerable to the full onslaught of the currently violent weather, and many gardeners will despair at the damage wrought to their precious and normally well-tended green spaces.