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Espaliered pear trees against a breathing retaining wall

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Les Jardins d'ici
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My visit to Chambord Symposium in June 2022 helped me to plan a tree-planting project in more details, in response to a civic plan to refurbish the retaining wall of my garden.

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Poiriers en espalier contre mur de soutènement perspirant

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Un projet de réfection du mur qui surplombe ma propriété me conduit à préciser mon intention d’y recréer un jardin fruitier et potager. Mes activités du mois de juin m’ont permis d’avancer sur la question des arbres palissés que je compte replanter contre ce mur. Hélas, ces avancées sont contredites.

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Des vertus de la confiture (Helping hands – French version)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Ce weekend, mon père et moi avons fait de la confiture de fraises. Ce fut une expérience réconfortante, presque thérapeutique, qui m’a en outre permis de gagner du temps au cours d’une journée chargée.

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Helping hands

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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This weekend, my father and I made strawberry jam. It was a healing experience which enabled me to save precious time.

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Le poirier de cent cinquante ans (The 150 year-old pear tree – French version)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Dans la quatrième partie de cette série sur l’espérance de vie des arbres fruitiers, nous retournons à Aurillac pour célébrer la mémoire d’un poirier de douze mètres abattu le 11 mars 2020 dans le centre-ville. Voyons pour commencer les étapes qui ont mené à sa perte.

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The 150 year-old pear tree

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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In the fourth part of this series on the life expectancy of fruit trees, we come back to Aurillac to celebrate the memory of a remarkable twelve-metre tall pear tree felled on 11 March 2020 in the town centre. To start with, let’s look at the steps which led to its downfall.

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A fresh breeze of Tuscan biodiversity

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Les Jardins d'ici
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We found our trip to Tuscany quite refreshing despite the June heatwave. The history of the Italian province may not have been one of undisturbed peace and harmony, but the hills above Vinci felt like a haven in our times of globally threatened biodiversity.

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West Dean Gardens’ timeless orchard

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Les Jardins d'ici
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The third part of a series on the life expectancy of fruit trees explores the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden of the Edward James Foundation at West Dean in West Sussex, United Kingdom.

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The Old Man’s Trees

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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This is the first part of a series on the life expectancy of fruit trees. We start with a story based on a real life incident, an ageing gardener who uproots trees in his orchard.

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Europom 2018

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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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®.

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