Apart from the obvious damage when trees are blown over, strong winds can also cause damage to a wide range of plants by shredding and shrivelling their leaves.

While all plants need a constant and regular supply of water for their roots to absorb, the vast majority won’t grow in soil or compost that is overly wet or waterlogged.

It’s so frustrating, having grown your vegetables perfectly for months, for them to bolt – or go to seed prematurely – before they’re ready to harvest, and may be unusable.

Trees, shrubs and climbing plants that are grafted onto a rootstock often produce shoots from the rootstock – known as suckers. These should be removed.

Some plants – particularly those with variegated leaves or other colours – produce stems with all-green leaves. This is called reversion, and these stems should be removed.

Potassium (potash) deficiency is a common plant disorder that mainly results in discoloured leaves, including brown edges, as well as poor flowering and fruiting.

Phosphorous (phosphate) deficiency is a plant disorder that results in changes in leaf colour – yellow or purple – smaller leaves and slow, sometimes stunted, growth.

Nitrogen deficiency is a common plant disorder in poor soils or after excessive winter rain. It results in yellow or yellowing leaves and spindly or stunted growth.

Magnesium deficiency is a plant disorder that causes the leaves to turn yellow between the veins, sometimes with reddish tints. It also results in early leaf fall.

(Numerous species) Lichens add interesting colours and patterns to hard surfaces, for which they are often encouraged. But people panic when they’re found growing on plants.

Lime-induced Chlorosis Iron deficiency, sometimes referred to as lime-induced chlorosis, is a plant disorder that causes the leaves to turn yellow, between the veins, sometimes with brown edges.

Many trees, shrubs and climbing plants are grafted onto a rootstock – and sometimes that graft can fail. This leads to the grafted variety dying back or dying.