Garden Q&A: What's the best way to grow a fig tree in Ireland?

A fig tree can be grown very successfully in a large pot so long as you can give it a sheltered, sunny spot, with protection from cold winds

A fig tree growing in a cement container on a deck, left; a Ficus ‘Bornholm’, right. File pictures

Question

I was recently given a container-grown outdoor fig tree as a present by a kind friend who knows how much I love my garden. Any advice on keeping it happy? I live in a coastal area, so frost is rarely an issue, but growing space is.