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How and when to fertilize fig trees – for lush growth and a bounty of fruit every summer

I’ve been tending fig trees for years as a gardener, but one that always comes to mind is a grand ‘Brown Turkey’ espaliered flat against a vast stone barn in South Wales. The garden sat at the bottom ...
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How and when to fertilize olive trees – for healthy evergreen growth and a bumper harvest of fruits year after year

I’ve grown and cared for olive trees in all kinds of places while working as a professional gardener. I once looked after two lovely old and gnarled specimens in a front garden in Islington, North ...