I am sorry I had to delay the publication of Les jardins d’ici‘s February 2019 post. It should be available in the coming days. The topic will be my June 2018 visit of a beautifully restored Victorian garden in the United Kingdom called West Dean Gardens. Here are two pictures of the place:
This is the second part of a series on the life expectancy of fruit trees. We continue with the planned renewal of the cherry trees at the British National Fruit Collection in Brogdale, United Kingdom.
This is the first part of a series on the life expectancy of fruit trees. We start with the fictional story of an ageing gardener who uproots trees in his orchard.
I attended the charity’s Annual General Meeting on 23 November in Brighton, UK, and volunteered on the 26th for a day at their Fruit Factory, where we pasteurised five hundred bottles of apple juice. The fruit-related activities of the trust are gaining momentum. Continue reading
The annual meeting of non-profit organisations that promote traditional and local fruit cultivars in Europe took place on 27 and 28 October in Troyes, France. The event coincided with the 40th anniversary of its organiser, Les Croqueurs de pommes®.
With so many varieties growing in the domestic gardens of Aurillac and its surroundings, identifying the name of an apple can be difficult. But is it a priority for those who aim at sharing their fruit with other gardeners and fruit users?
It will come as a surprise to many, who believe Aurillac is France’s coldest city, that peaches actually grow here. I visited Claude’s garden on 8 August, where he has been cultivating this fruit for almost half a century.
