Fruits and berries

One of the last fruits of summer is the apple – delicious, juicy and healthy. And you can use it in so many ways.

Harvest apples and pears from your garden or pick them up at your supermarket to get baking with these fabulous fruits!

Luxurious summer blackberries! Blackberries work really well in baked goods, smoothies, jams and juices. They also add a little luxury as a decoration and garnish.

Blueberries are definitely the best berry in the forest. Blueberry season tends to start in July and can extend into autumn.

Bake with the summer's berries and take homemade goodies to your next party.

Is there anything better than to start the morning with homemade marmalade on your toast.

Vary your currant recipes by using blackcurrants, redcurrants, or whitecurrants. Currants give a delicious tartness to jam, jellies, desserts and baking.

At long last the wonderful elderflower is in bloom.

Start the year with a wonderful, refreshing hint of citrus in your cakes and treats. Orange and lemon are wintry flavours and make a great choice for baking.

Plums are one of our most common garden fruits, and are wonderful in desserts and marmalades.

Our amazingly sweet raspberries are perfect for cakes and desserts, and are just as much a taste of summer as strawberries.

The rhubarb season is here, and the first tender stalks are ready for picking.