Historic London apple trees planted at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
This winter we planted three trees with a remarkable history within the new orchard at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, read on to find out more...
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Cider: a seasonal tipple
There can be few simpler tipples to make. The beauty of cider is that it’s so natural.
From the orchards of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, to Shoreditch and Wembley
This is part two of our blog about our trip to Russia – made in the spirit of friendship between people interested in orchards. See here for part one. ‘The…
Kolomna Festival of Apples and Literature
Orchards bring beauty and create connections away from the mass media and mass agricultural policy. So when we tell you about our trip to Kolomna – a small city near…
Summer Orchard Pruning
Over the last two years we have been lucky enough to learn from two orchard experts the arts of Summer Pruning. Jim Arbury at RHS Wisley let us try our…
Actively Aerated Compost Teas (AACT) – a mid summers spraying at Ragmans Lane
I recently spent five sunny days at one of my favourite places: Ragmans Farm. I’d arranged to come and help with their annual spraying regime as the spraying regime at Ragmans…
We’re all grown up!
We celebrated our fifth birthday party at City Hall with a big announcement. The evening was filled with talks, stories, singing and folklore.
Guard reduction: freeing your fruit trees
This is an instructional blog about how our partner community groups can reduce their tree guard height, allowing the fruit trees to spread their limbs nice and wide for good…
Unusual vandalism at Gardening Thymes
While planting I noticed the lovely wicker structure and heard about their plans for a polytunnel. When I returned for a follow up visit the trees were in great condition…