One of my discoveries last year was the Japanese Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius, a beautiful and delicious relative of the Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus species aggregate) and the Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), a separate species rather than a hybrid (like Tayberry and Loganberry). … Continue reading →
Today I went on a Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop at Morley St. Botolph, near Attleborough in South Norfolk, along with other Norfolk Master Gardeners. It was great to be outdoors a cold but sunny day in such pleasant surroundings, amongst … Continue reading →
In the last week we have the very first signs of spring in our local cemetery: snowdrops in flower, hazel catkins and crocuses in bud. However, with low temperatures forecast for next week, winter still has a long time to … Continue reading →