A fig tree towards the end of the summer is surely one of the most glorious sights for any gardener. The foliage, large and bold, tends to stay in good shape, and provides a lush backdrop at a time when many other plants are looking past their best. The fruit, which like a watched pot have remained small and unripe for months, start to swell and change colour, until there is that tell-tale drop of nectar at the base which signals it is perfectly ripe and ready to eat.
I think a fig tree (along with a quince) is one of the most decorative and delicious fruit trees it is possible to own, and every garden should have one. This month we will look at this most fabled of fruit and discover how it is possible to grow one in even the smallest of spaces.
A POTTED HISTORY
Figs are some of the oldest fruit known to man, and certainly one of