How to grow perfect pears

Bob explains how summer pruning can further boost results

When thinking about growing pears, the first thing you will want to decide is which of the types you want to grow – dessert pears, or those for cooking. Dessert pears are sweeter while cooking types a

Even a small country garden can contain an ‘orchard’ of trees and shrubs, so you can fill your fruit bowl with home-grown apples, pears, plums and more

THIS MONTH Pears

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

There’s something deeply satisfying about harvesting your own fruit and veg: a vindication, if you like, of all the work that went into sowing and growing them. I still love the words of the harvest h