August 2011

For some years, our inherited (60+ year old) espalier apple trees, have been somewhat neglected. Being such a special part of the garden, this may sound surprising, but as trees, they are often forgotten. Trees provide the structure, around which gardening activities take place. Terrible, but often true. The walled garden has 14 espalier apple trees, which for many years have been pruned in winter, along with the (half) standard [...]