Geyer says that brambles, quite simply, are designed to ramble. "They want to live in the edge of a clearing," she says. They love ample space, sunshine, and mountain foothills.

Both bramble berries, but especially raspberries, grow best in half-day sun. Greg Alder has had great success growing raspberries on the eastern edge of large trees.

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit crops. Bramble plants (blackberry and raspberry), like deciduous fruit trees, are best planted in Southern California in the fall or winter ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit crops. Bramble plants (blackberry and raspberry), like deciduous fruit trees, are best planted in Southern California in the fall or winter. Bramble ...