The best and easiest fruit to grow at home
Most fruits are hardy enough for British gardens although apricot, peach, fig and grape need shelter from extreme weather to thrive.
Grow your own fruit
Grow your own fruit
Ripened naturally on the tree home-grown fruits are unlike anything you can buy. But there’s more to home-grown fruit than just taste. Because you've grown it you know what's gone into it. Explore our guides below.
Advice & inspiration
12 fruits and vegetables that are toxic to dogs
There are many common fruit and vegetables which are toxic to dogs.
Which fruit and vegetables can I grow in the shade?
Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...
Feeding fruit bushes
Feeding fruit bushes early in spring ensures that the plant roots can draw on valuable nutrients whenever they come into...
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A complete guide to crab apple tree care (Malus)
Crab apples ( Malus) are brilliant garden trees that provide lots of interest. They produce masses of brightly coloured...
How to grow and care for watermelon at home
Juicy, nutritious and refreshing, there remains something slightly exotic about watermelon - and perhaps they’re a rare...
Watering camellias, blueberries and other acid loving plants
When it comes to watering rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and other lime-hating, acid-loving, ericaceous plants, they...
How to Grow an Oranges (Citrus sinensis)
Just imagine growing your own delicious oranges, picked straight from the tree and eaten as fresh as is imaginable. Is...
How to grow and care for gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)
Forget the hard, green bullets you often buy in shops for cooking with, dessert gooseberries have rich, sweet, and juicy...