Apples
How to Grow Apples in a Small Garden
Grow apples in a small UK garden — dwarfing rootstocks, pollination partners, planting and pruning, and choosing trained forms that fit even a tiny plot.
20 min read
Fruit
Grow Fruit
Fruit is one of the most rewarding things you can grow. These UK-focused guides cover soft fruit, top fruit and container growing for small spaces.
- 22 guides
- 9 topics
- 2 free tools
- about 4 hours of reading
- updated 17 June 2026
9 topics in grow fruit
Every guide, grouped by what it is about. Pick a topic to see its main guide and everything written around it.
Cherries
1 guide
Gooseberries
1 guide
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The guides we point people to most in this section.
Blackberries
How to Grow Blackberries and Hybrid Berries
Grow blackberries and hybrid berries in the UK — thornless varieties, training the canes, pruning, and heavy crops of late-summer fruit from one easy plant.
15 min read
Currants
How to Grow Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and Whitecurrants
Grow currants in the UK — blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants — with planting, the different pruning each needs, and heavy crops of summer berries.
17 min read
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Apples
Choosing Apple Rootstocks
A simple UK guide to apple rootstocks — M27, M9, M26 and MM106 — and which to choose for a pot, a small garden or a full-sized tree.
6 min read
Rhubarb
Dividing Rhubarb Crowns
How to divide rhubarb crowns in the UK — rejuvenate a tired plant and make new ones for free, with the right timing and method for healthy, vigorous rhubarb.
5 min read
Strawberries
Protecting Strawberries from Birds
How to stop birds eating your strawberries in the UK — netting, cages and other tricks that protect the crop while keeping wildlife safe.
6 min read
Apples
How to Prune Apple Trees
How to prune apple trees in the UK — winter pruning for shape and health, summer pruning for trained forms, and the simple rules that avoid common mistakes.
10 min read
Blackberries
Pruning Blackberries
How to prune blackberries and hybrid berries in the UK — the simple once-a-year cut that removes old canes and keeps the plant productive and under control.
5 min read
Currants
How to Prune Currants
How to prune blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants in the UK — the two different methods explained simply for bigger, healthier crops of berries.
5 min read
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