How do you know when to pick pears?

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

A little nip and tuck now can help keep pests and disease at bay

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

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

The latter part of the year has started to draw closer – trees are shrugging off their leaves, and garden plants are starting to slow down, while harvests are coming in thick and fast for us to enjoy.

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