Not everyone has enough yard space for growing fruit so, luckily, there are bush versions of many classic fruit trees. They grow easily in small, sunny spots and stay a manageable size.
Bush cherries, for instance, not only stay shorter than their tree relatives but tend to bloom and produce fruit later in the summer. Beach plums grow into a six-to-10 foot tall shrub that produces one-inch diameter small fruits in August. And the bonfire peach is a dwarf that grows four to six feet tall, is hardy to zone five, and has maroon colored leaves and peaches in late summer.
Now for this week's tip: Divide bearded iris now to stimulate better flowering next year. Cut back the leaves, dig up the clump and separate the rhizomes tossing any that are soft. Replant in compost-amended soil burying only the bottom of the rhizome and keep well watered.