Quinces are ornamental flowering trees that live for a long time, grow to a medium size and produce fruit. Best of all, they aren’t prone to some of the other fruit tree problems you can experience with other fruit trees. The fruit should not be eaten in its raw form, however, it is great for making jellies and jams, which is what draws many gardeners to this fantastic fruit tree. Grows well in most soils…
Quince leaf blight is a fungal disease that can actually prove to be quite disastrous to Quince trees. It will affect trees most heavily when the weather has been wet and damp and results in severe leaf spotting, eventually, your leaves will fall off, and the fruit can be spotted and distorted too. These trees are often affected by this disease, especially if you experience wet summers where you live, which in the UK is…
This is an elegant flower and the good news is they are quite easy to grow, so nearly anyone can take advantage of these perennials. They typically reach a maximum height of around 60cm, although you can also get some alpine rockery style varieties that grow much smaller. Their eventual growing height makes them perfect to plant in the middle of a border garden that needs varying heights of vertical plants. You can also find…
