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“Doubtles God could have made a better berry…”

Posted on 27/05/2017 by The Gardens Trust

After last week’s post about the early history of strawberries its time to look at how the various wild species were transformed into garden and commercial varieties by an 18thc botanist and a handful of 19thc nurserymen.       … Continue reading →

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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 →

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