Inspiration gallery

They’re not fruit trees but we couldn’t resist adding this amazing oak form from the Wide Horizons school garden’s in Eltham, S.E London: preparing for World Cup fever, an old oak ‘football’ trained to spherical perfection

How about this for inspiration!? An apple umbrella in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris

Cutting it up: Jessop Primary School's outside spaces transformed by the planting of trees into the playground tarmac.

Pupils at Jessop Primary School, Lambeth dig through their playground tarmac to plant trees and brighten up their school grounds

Sitting pretty: Willow woven seating around a favourite orchard tree

Making an entrance: Garden Organic’s Apple Archway

A true ‘Family Tree’ – a selection of different local varieties grown on one apple crown

Two pronged apple espaliers

A beautiful espalier, its growth promoted by the warm brick wall behind

Espalier against wall. Note the wires used to train the branches along. Photo: Wade Muggleton.