Apple and May are blossom time in England. A beautiful couple of months, but this year the fruit blossom is much advanced following our exceptionally mild winter. By the end of February the sloes were in flower in the hedgerows and an apricot in my garden, followed by an almond. Cold weather, some frost and [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Blossom Time
Posted in Articles on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Vintage Fruits
Posted in Articles on March 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Many of the classic works on old fruit varieties are very expensive collector’s items. The Herefordshire Pomona of 1877-85 illustrated with water colour plates and descriptions of the apples and pears by the redoubtable Dr Robert Hogg, for instance, sells for thousands of pounds. The CD of its fruits produced by the Marcher [...]
Celebrating Local Distinctiveness: review of ‘England in Particular’ produced by Common Ground
Posted in Book reviews on March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The charitable organisation, Common Ground, launched ‘Apple Day’ in 1990 to mark local distinctiveness by linking the fruit we eat with the people who grow it and the places they make in the process. It was a spectacular success and an energising and inspirational experience for those who took part in that first Apple Day [...]
