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How to prune apple and pear trees
Plant expert John Hoyland takes us through the simple pruning techniques to ensure apple and pear trees give their best harvest. Photography by Gavin Kingcome
Blackcurrant steamed pudding recipe
Blackcurrants are abundant in the kitchen garden in August. This garden recipe by Jojo Tulloh is a delicious way to use up an extra bowlful of blackcurrants
Redcurrant jelly recipe
A summer classic to use the abundance of redcurrant berries in the garden, and a great way to preserve sweet flavours into autumn and winter. This is a traditional recipe for redcurrant jelly by cookery writer Eliza Acton (1799- 1859) from her book, Modern Cookery for Private Families.<em Words by Jojo Tulloh, illustration by Sarah Young