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Forest garden border: reviewing the first season

10 September 20205 January 2020

The L-shaped forest garden border along the south (left) and west (right) facing fences, in July, prior to the new kitchen garden beds being created in front. My forest garden border was first planted out in March this year, and …

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Categories Apples, Blueberries, Comfrey, Damson, Forest Garden, Fruit trees, Gardening with ME, Sorrel

Apple trees for the Forest Garden Border

10 September 20206 October 2019

Back in March I wrote about the design for my Forest Garden Border, and mentioned that I would purchase these in the Autumn. I’ve previously purchased fruit trees from R.V. Roger Nurseries in North Yorkshire and have always been very …

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Categories Apples, Forest Garden, Fruit

Tips to help you choose the right apple tree(s)

12 September 202030 September 2019

Malus domestica ‘Charles Ross’ In the last couple of weeks I’ve been carefully researching what apple trees that I want to plant in my Forest Garden Border. One thing I found was that it was hard to find all the …

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Categories Apples, Forest Garden, Fruit trees

First crop of Apple ‘Charles Ross’

14 August 202022 September 2012

Very pleased with the first crop I am very excited as today as I finally got my first crop off Apple ‘Charles Ross’*. I first planted it as a 1-year old maiden in 2006, so it’s been six years to …

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