Grow your own plums

Chris Collins shows you how easy it is to grow fruit trees and shrubs from bare-rooted plants

Stefan Buczacki

Parsnips roots will have reached full size by now, so you can begin harvesting them whenever needed. To get them out in one piece, loosen the soil around the roots with a garden fork beforehand, and i

Plant skimmias in pots so you can position them in spots where you can best see their attractive berries now, their pretty flower buds at the end of winter and blossom in spring. Skimmias do best in p

It’s cheaper and can be better for your plants – here’s why we should all do it

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