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Growing fruit at home can be a cheaper, healthier and altogether more delicious alternative to buying it in the shops. Mark Diacono offers a practical and accessible guide to making the most of your garden and what it has to offer. Key to growing fruit trees and plants successfully is knowing which varieties will thrive in the plot of land you're working on. The book will offer useful information on classics like apples, cherries, plums, blackcurrants, whitecurrants, redcurrants, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries and rhubarb as well showing how you can cultivate more exotic species including figs, grapes, cranberries, Japanese wine berries or apricots, and rediscover forgotten treasures such as quinces. There are guidelines on techniques like pruning and training, as well as the best time of year to plant and how to deal with problems or pests. Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and with around 30 recipes, full-colour photographs and a directory of useful addresses, this is the ideal reference for any aspiring fruit grower.