Tag Archives: James Carter

Know Your Onions….

Posted on 08/10/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Let’s start with a startling fact. What’s the world’s most global food crop? Is it Wheat? Rice? Potatoes? or even the tomato that I wrote about recently? It’s nothing so obvious, rather it is the humble brown, red or yellowish … Continue reading →

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Hollyhocks

Posted on 05/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Some flowers – like tulips, peonies or roses – are important or famous enough to have their stories told in books that make the best seller list. But while some others have champions who’ve written about them, or are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Darwin, fungus, George Glenny, hybridization, James Carter, Mediaeval, william chater, William Herbert, William Paul, William Robinson | 2 Comments

Peas, perfect peas

Posted on 29/10/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Move over Capability Brown, you have to share your year of fame with peas! It has probably slipped your notice (as I confess it did mine) but the United Nations has declared 2016 to be the ‘International Year of Pulses’ (IYP) , … Continue reading →