Plums trees, Prunus domestica are members of ... Alternatively, allow a patch of your yard to go wild, with cornflowers, clovers and daisies that can help early-to-rise pollinators in spring.

A spoonful of sloe jelly can be added to plum pies or used in sponge cakes. Traditionally, sloes used for sloe gin are picked after the first frost as this helps the alcohol to permeate the fruit.