Simon akeroyd’s flavour garden siberian gooseberries

I’ve always loved figs. My first experience of growing them was when I was in my early twenties working in the fruit department at RHS Wisley. We grew lots in containers in the polytunnel, and I remem

THIS MONTH Growing raspberries

I feel like I’m in a novel. It’s high summer and I am strolling through the kitchen garden (a grand renaming of my tiny raised beds that suits my mood) in a frock (impractical, but ditto mood), collec

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

A true summer fruit, currants are at their peak between July and August. Whether red, white or glossy black, these jewel-like fruits are well worth seeking out. Grown in clusters on trusses, each one

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex