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If you chose cordons or columnar trees you could maybe fit in more than one. Do your homework about varieties, rootstocks etc for your location and for the size of tree that you want. Here's a good starting point Growing Pear Trees in the North - Chris Bowers & Sons

could be something for @Neil Clements: The Edible Garden - Plant Fairs Roadshow

I think they are so delicate. I had never heard of them.

While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially root formations and symbosis with fungi and associated life forms. The majority of questions here...

I received seeds today for an orange variety of this plant. Has anyone tried it from seed? Thank you in advance for any advice.

The problem is getting them small enough. I once ordered the smaller size of the gold leaf ones and sent them back - they were huge on me, far to long in the fingers and too wide everywhere so there's no way I could operate secateurs wearing them.I just had a look at the welding gauntlets on...

I may have read it wrong, but I understood that the er bigger size meant that the suit was a bit bigger, when measured during qualifying. Then ‘things’ would return to normal by the time of the actual competition, meaning the suit had a bit more slack in it. Even that little bit of extra...

I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.

One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...

Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.

I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English!