You don't need to have an orchard to enjoy home-grown fruit. We show you how to get started. The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention.
Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...
There are still plenty of plants to prune in December, despite it seeming like the time of the year to halt work in the ...
If you’re looking to get a huge crop of fruit next year, then gardening experts have advised that it’s vital that you prune ...
Just 17% of fruit and 55% of vegetables are grown by farmers in the UK Farmers need to grow more fruit and vegetables to ensure the UK is not overly reliant on foreign imports, the government has ...
Winter is the ideal time to plant orchards. Fruit trees are dormant and can be transplanted easily ready to re-start growth in the spring. There is real skill, however, in choosing the correct ...
There are some occasions, however, when cold winds and heavy snowfall can damage mulberry trees, namely when the specimen is ...
More than 2,000 new trees are set to be planted in Plymouth over the winter months. The trees will be planted all over the ...