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Grafted Vegetable Plants: Are They Worth It?
Rowan Berry: A Bird’s Favourite Food?
The Best Privacy Plants to Screen Your Neighbours
Guides to grow like a pro
View allGrowing Chillies: UK Beginner's Guide
Growing Sweet Potatoes: UK Beginner’s Guide
How To Train a Fruit Tree
Cherry Blossom Season: Japan’s Hanami Festival
When cherry blossoms bloom, you really know spring has arrived. Discover the origins of the hanami festival and how you can get involved in the UK. Read moreGet inspired
View allWildlife Pond Ideas, Plants and Tips to Attract Nature
Which is the Best Climbing Plant for Your Garden?
The Best Grapes to Grow in UK Gardens
Kitchen Garden Ideas for a Doorstep Harvest
Kitchen gardens use the available space to its best advantage and provide all the veg you need all year round. Here’s how to get started. Read moreGrowing your own food
View allGrowing Raspberries: A Beginner’s Guide
How to Store Plums and Use Up Your Crop
The Best Grapes to Grow in UK Gardens
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Paste Button labelVegetable Planting Calendar UK (And When to Harvest)
Easy Vegetables to Grow: Our Top 10 Picks
Growing Vegetables in Pots for Beginners
Which is the Best Climbing Plant for Your Garden?
Planting Climbers: A Beginner’s Guide
The Easiest Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK
The Best Soft Fruit Plants (as Chosen by Our Growers)
Planting Fruit Bushes: The Complete Guide
How To Plant a Tree: Potted Trees and Bare Root
How to Choose the Perfect Tree
Best Pond Plants: Top 5 Plants to Bring Your Pond to Life
Planting Pond Plants: A Beginner’s Guide
Cottage Gardens: Design, Flowers & Layouts
10 Best Plants to Attract Bees to Your Garden
Planting Calendar UK: Month by Month
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Stepover Apple Trees: The Complete Guide
Stepover apples are apple trees on a miniature rootstock that have been trained into a very low, straight-edged form. How do you train them and is it worth it? -
Apple Tree Diseases: Signs, Prevention and Cure
Even the most resilient apple trees can sometimes be affected by disease and if they do, it’s vital to recognise the symptoms so you can act quickly. -
Planting Apple Trees: The Complete Guide
All you need to know about growing apple trees - planting times, soil types, spacing and propagating. -
What Are the Best Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK?
John and Josh grow all of our trees, with over a hundred years of experience in the family. So if you’re looking for the best fruit tree for your garden, who better to ask? -
The Easiest Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK
Kick start your orchard with our guide to the easiest fruit trees to grow. Low maintenance, hardy and disease resistant! -
5 Easy Steps to Choosing an Apple Tree
We asked our apple tree growers for their advice on choosing the perfect tree (after all, they should know) and here’s what they told us. -
10 Fruit Trees For Pots & Containers
Discover the best fruit trees for growing in pots & containers. These trees are great for small spaces, patios or even grown indoors. -
How To Train a Fruit Tree
Learn how to train your fruit tree with our extensive guide covering cordons, espalier, fan training and other forms! -
How To Espalier Apple Trees
Learn how to Espalier Train and Apple Tree for your garden. -
7 Heritage Fruit Trees for Your Garden
Want to taste a piece of history, discover 7 of the finest quality heritage fruit trees for your garden.
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