Knowledge Base

For the ornamental gardener, there was a time you could put away the mower in October and, save for maybe raking up the last of the fallen leaves, be safe in the knowledge that the garden was put t … read more

Visit our Plant Centre here in Pickering on any day of the year and hopefully you will find a fruit section with an array of plants for sale. The selection may change slightly from season to season, … read more

For many, a large part of the attraction of growing fruit is not only the delicious produce, but the sense of history that comes with it. Plant a Court Pendu Plat apple and you can enjoy biting int … read more

How to summer prune apple and pear trees.Gardening is full of sayings about what to do and at what time of year – start box hedge clipping on Derby Day, the Chelsea chop for herbaceous plants and sh … read more

Anyone who has gardened for a length of time has seen plants come into fashion and then disappear a few years later. Formal rose beds, gardening with grasses and tree ferns, as well as many others, … read more

When choosing a new fruit tree to plant, there are certain things I always bear in mind. The first is – is the fruit expensive or hard to find in the shops (such as mulberries and quince)? No point … read more

Dense shade. For most of us, the part of the garden that gets very little sunlight during the day is one of the trickiest areas to manage successfully. The ornamental gardener is almost spoilt for … read more

Here at RV Roger we supply plants to a huge variety of customers; from National Trust properties, stately homes and Royal Palaces down to individual customers who might want a single rose to liven up … read more

Roses are strong growing plants which make a heavy demand on the food reserves of the soil. The nutrients need to be replenished regularly or the soil will become exhausted resulting in weak growing … read more

We are proud to supply fruit trees to the wonderful Habitat Aid, a company devoted to improving awareness of challenges facing native habitats by both providing practical solutions to gardeners wantin … read more

The RHS Harvest Festival Show is well worth visiting if you ever have the chance. Held in early October in the impressive Lindley Hall in Westminster, it is probably the grandest village show in th … read more

During the dark winter months, it is almost inevitable that the mind starts to wander towards the coming Spring. The promise of slightly warmer weather, lengthening days and the first new shoots fu … read more

As a small child, every Saturday afternoon would entail a visit to my grandmother. A redoubtable woman in every sense, she loved her garden and through spring and summer we would drive out to a near … read more

In this second part of our guide to growing grape vines in the UK, we explore further how to grow them successfully, whether indoors or out. Think of grapevines and you’ll probably imagine long lines … read more

How can we grow the best tasting fruit possible? It’s a question that is surely at the forefront of every gardener’s mind as the summer progresses. We are not commercial growers, who have other cri … read more

Figs are probably one of the earliest fruit to have been cultivated. There are traces of fig farms in Jordan from 9000BC. Like many fruit, they are originally from the area around Iran and Iraq. They … read more