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.springMore advice on growing fruitLearn how to train a nectarine tree with Monty's video adviceGrowing summer-fruiting raspberriesChris Beardshaw's video advice on growing blueberries and cranberriesHow to summer prune plum treesBrowse fruit varieties

Watch Monty Don, as he plants and trains a nectarine tree up against a fence, using wires and tensioners. With tips on mixing compost and protecting trees from frost damage.springMore advice on growing fruitGrowing citrus plants.Planting a fig tree.Growing

Watch Monty's video guide to planting a kiwi plant, ideal for fast-growing extensive coverage of a tree or arbour, and follow his practical tips on positioning for best effect.summerAdvice on growing fruitGrowing citrus plantsTraining a nectarine

Monty Don demonstrates how to plant a fig tree by lining a hole with paving slabs to curtail the roots and stimulate fruit production.spring or autumnAdvice on growing ornamental fruit Growing citrus plants, with Monty's video adviceTraining a

, strange round puffy looking things, I have all but sawn if off to about a foot high,  in my area lemons grow like wild fire and have tons of lemons, not so with my  tree. Any suggestions ?  Astrid, my 30+ year old  tree from an uncertain citrus pip has

I recently spent a few days in Barcelona. The orange trees growing there were laden with fruit and looked stunning in the February sunshine. I loved seeing them growing outside in the streets, though admit to having felt a pang of jealousy on behalf

 snap or sheer, its too big Also, don't bulk up on this type of material too much, its slower to decompose. Thank you Wintersong. Are there any types of shrub leaves/prunings you wouldn't put in the compost bin? Anything too acidic or citrus plants in general

, whereas those with heavy clay can enjoy silver-leaved herbs, which need good drainage to survive a wet winter. Even small trees can be grown in pots, and city dwellers could try growing exotics, such as olives and citrus.These dwarf annuals look great

the only plants left alone were a few of the herbs, the rosemary and sage and chives, the geraniums, citrus trees.....not much more than that. We lost a lot of fruit this year due to bugs, but have learned to compost slugs! We have a plum tree on our

to magnify it. I'm sure I know it but I'm having a senior moment and it's name escapes me. Isn't it evergreen? If it were deciduous I would have thought it would have lost it's leaves by now. Evergreens still lose leaves and grow new ones but bit by bit