Lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit bring a touch of the Mediterranean to gardens in the UK. Once you have one, you tend to want lots as they’re bewitchingly beautiful with their green, glossy leaves, beautifully scented winter flowers and of course those glowing fruits.
Temperatures here are too chilly for citrus to survive happily outdoors, so keep yours in a container to live outside in summer, basking in the sun, then tucked up indoors by a bright, sunny window for winter. You can even keep them on your windowsill year-round: calamondin oranges make for handsome, elegant houseplants with the added bonus of small, sour oranges that make wonderful marmalade.
