How to grow perfect pears

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

Growing and harvesting fruit is a very rewarding experience, and there is nothing like biting into the first crunchy apple or succulent plum of the season. However, consideration should go into planni

Fruit may seem like something reserved for allotmenteers, or gardeners with enormous spaces at their disposal. However, this really isn’t the case, with more and more small space gardeners turning the

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

THIS MONTH Squashes

I ‘summer pruned’ my apples and pears in July and they have started to send out shoots -should I remove them? Summer pruning is somewhat tricky, especially in a summer like this. The rather broad advi