How To 4 April 2026 12 min read
How to Grow Nectarine Trees in the UK
Expert UK guide to growing nectarine trees. Covers best varieties, fan training, peach leaf curl prevention, pruning, and month-by-month care.
Growing Fruit
Fruit trees, soft fruit, and berry growing guides for UK gardens.
How To 4 April 2026 16 min read
Grow Boysenberry and Loganberry in the UK
How to grow boysenberry and loganberry in UK gardens. Planting, training on wires, pruning, harvest, and how these hybrid berries differ from blackberry.
How To 4 April 2026 12 min read
How to Grow Jostaberry in the UK
How to grow jostaberry in UK gardens. Covers planting, pruning, harvest timing, and why this blackcurrant-gooseberry hybrid belongs in your fruit bed.
Growing 3 April 2026 12 min read
Forcing Crops for Earlier Harvests
UK guide to forcing crops for earlier harvests. Covers rhubarb, chicory, seakale, and early potatoes with timing, methods, and field-tested results.
Growing 3 April 2026 12 min read
Growing Nut Trees in the UK
UK guide to growing nut trees. Covers hazels, walnuts, and sweet chestnuts with planting advice, variety picks, and a harvest timeline from expert growers.
How To 3 April 2026 12 min read
How to Grow Mulberry Trees in the UK
UK guide to growing mulberry trees. Covers black, white, and red species, planting, pruning, harvesting berries, and month-by-month care.
How To 3 April 2026 12 min read
How to Grow Quince Trees in the UK
Expert UK guide to growing quince trees. Covers best varieties, planting, pruning, harvesting, and making quince jelly. Tested on Midlands clay.
Plants 2 April 2026 10 min read
How to Grow Muscari (Grape Hyacinth) UK
How to grow muscari grape hyacinth in UK gardens. Planting depth, best varieties, naturalising in lawns, and container tips from a hands-on grower.
Growing 31 March 2026 15 min read
Best Apple Varieties for UK Gardens
Expert guide to the best apple varieties for UK gardens with pollination groups, rootstock picks and a 15-year growing trial from West Midlands clay soil.
Design 31 March 2026 16 min read
Forest Gardening for Beginners UK
Forest gardening guide for UK beginners. Covers the seven layers, best plants for each layer, establishment timeline, and how to design a food forest.
Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read
How to Grow Honeyberry in the UK
Learn how to grow honeyberry in the UK. Covers best varieties, cross-pollination, planting, soil needs and harvesting the earliest fruit crop.
Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read
How to Grow Medlar Trees in the UK
Expert UK guide to growing medlar trees. Covers varieties, planting, bletting, pruning, and making medlar jelly from 15 years of hands-on growing.
Plants 30 March 2026 12 min read
How to Grow Olive Trees in the UK
Grow olive trees in UK gardens with this practical guide. Hardy varieties, planting, winter protection, pruning, and fruiting tips.
Growing 25 February 2026 14 min read
How to Grow Crab Apple Trees UK
UK guide to growing crab apple trees. Covers best varieties, pollination groups, jelly making, planting, pruning, and pests. From a Staffordshire grower.
Growing 21 February 2026 14 min read
How to Grow Blueberries in the UK
Learn how to grow blueberries in the UK. Covers best varieties, ericaceous compost, container growing, pruning, feeding and harvesting July to September.
How To 11 February 2026 15 min read
Spring Pruning Guide: What to Cut Now
UK spring pruning guide for roses, shrubs, fruit trees and climbers. Month-by-month timing from expert trials in Staffordshire clay since 2012.
Growing 10 February 2026 15 min read
How to Grow Cherry Trees in the UK
UK guide to growing cherry trees. Covers sweet and acid varieties, rootstocks, planting, pruning in summer to avoid silver leaf, and bird protection.
How To 9 February 2026 16 min read
Year-Round Pruning Calendar UK
Month-by-month UK pruning calendar covering roses, shrubs, fruit trees, hedges, and climbers. Based on 12 years of testing in Midlands clay.
Pests & Problems 31 January 2026 14 min read
Canker in Fruit Trees: UK Treatment
Identify and treat canker in fruit trees. Covers apple canker, bacterial canker on cherry and plum, pruning methods, and copper fungicide timing.
How To 28 January 2026 18 min read
How to Prune Fruit Trees UK
UK guide to pruning fruit trees by type and season. Covers apple, pear, plum, cherry, and fig with timing, tools, and techniques from 10 years' experience.
Growing 26 January 2026 14 min read
Grow Redcurrants and Blackcurrants
UK guide to growing redcurrants and blackcurrants. Covers varieties, planting, pruning differences, cordons, pest control, and harvesting 4-5kg per bush.
Growing 23 January 2026 14 min read
Grow Fruit in Pots and Containers
How to grow fruit in pots and containers in the UK. Covers best varieties, pot sizes, compost types, feeding, winter care, and a monthly calendar.
Growing 17 January 2026 16 min read
How to Grow Grape Vines in the UK
UK guide to growing grape vines outdoors and under glass. Covers best varieties, planting, pruning, training wires, and harvesting grapes in UK gardens.
Growing 13 January 2026 14 min read
How to Grow Rhubarb in the UK
Complete guide to growing rhubarb in UK gardens. Covers varieties, planting crowns, forcing for early stems, harvesting, dividing, and common mistakes.
Growing 8 January 2026 16 min read
How to Grow Apple Trees in the UK
Complete UK guide to growing apple trees. Covers rootstocks, pollination groups, best dessert and cooking varieties, planting, pruning, and pest control.
Growing 25 December 2025 15 min read
How to Grow Fig Trees in the UK
Learn how to grow fig trees in UK gardens. Covers the best varieties, root restriction, fan training, pruning, container growing, and harvesting.
Growing 25 December 2025 16 min read
How to Grow Plum Trees in the UK
UK guide to growing plum trees, damsons, gages, and mirabelles. Covers rootstocks, best varieties, planting, summer pruning, pest control, and harvesting.
Growing 9 December 2025 18 min read
How to Grow Fruit Trees in the UK
UK guide to growing fruit trees from apple and pear to plum, cherry, and fig. Rootstock choices, pruning, and the best varieties for British gardens.
Growing 4 December 2025 14 min read
How to Grow Blackberries in the UK
Learn how to grow blackberries in UK gardens. Covers thornless and thorned varieties, fan training, pruning fruited canes, and harvesting 5-10kg per plant.
How To 28 November 2025 18 min read
How to Graft Fruit Trees UK
Learn how to graft fruit trees at home in the UK. Covers rootstock selection, whip and tongue, cleft graft, budding, scion wood, and aftercare.
Growing 20 November 2025 13 min read
How to Grow Strawberries in the UK
Guide to growing strawberries in UK gardens. Covers varieties, planting times, containers, feeding, runner propagation, and pest protection.
Growing 13 November 2025 14 min read
How to Grow Gooseberries in the UK
Complete guide to growing gooseberries in UK gardens. Covers the best varieties, planting, pruning, training as cordons, pest control, and harvesting tips.
Growing 31 October 2025 14 min read
Dwarf Fruit Trees for Small Gardens
Grow fruit trees in small UK gardens using dwarf rootstocks. Apple, pear, cherry, and plum varieties that suit patios, pots, and tiny plots.
Growing 17 October 2025 15 min read
How to Grow Pear Trees in the UK
Complete guide to growing pear trees in UK gardens. Covers rootstocks, varieties, planting, pruning, pollination groups, and harvesting tips.
Growing 16 October 2025 16 min read
How to Train Fruit Trees: Espalier
Learn how to train fruit trees using espalier, fan, cordon, and step-over forms. UK pruning guide with rootstock advice, wire setup, and seasonal calendar.
Growing 13 October 2025 14 min read
How to Grow Raspberries in the UK
Grow raspberries in UK gardens with this guide to summer and autumn varieties, planting, pruning, support systems, and pest control for reliable crops.
How To 3 October 2025 13 min read
How to Plant Bare-Root Trees in the UK
Step-by-step UK guide to planting bare-root trees and hedging. Covers best planting time, soil prep, staking, mulching, and first-year aftercare.