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Hello from lush South Somerset. I guess we live well now, after working away in the city for 25 years we returned to the family home fulltime two years ago. We live in a tiny village with 2 acres of orchards and gardens. There has been an orchard on part of the site for over 200 years old, with several apple trees that are old in 1930s photos still cropping. My grandfather collected apples and roses which he planted between 1920 to 1950, those roses are gone but a lot of the apples are still going strong.
I replanted a section after a massive storm took out a lot of trees in the 1990s, with heirloom varieties and added gages, mirabelles, plums, quinces and pears. A few years ago we bought and planted the second acre with 125 various apple trees from Scott's auction and a couple of dozen more exotic fruit trees. There is a beehouse and apiary between the two orchards, and chickens under the old trees.
Apart from the fruit, there's a large veg garden with a couple of greenhouses and a polytunnel, that's all a bit neglected this year, too much rain to get out and properly clear it.
I'm getting interested in ground level fruits, as understory planting in the new orchard so will be looking for postings and advice on soft fruits and berries.
I replanted a section after a massive storm took out a lot of trees in the 1990s, with heirloom varieties and added gages, mirabelles, plums, quinces and pears. A few years ago we bought and planted the second acre with 125 various apple trees from Scott's auction and a couple of dozen more exotic fruit trees. There is a beehouse and apiary between the two orchards, and chickens under the old trees.
Apart from the fruit, there's a large veg garden with a couple of greenhouses and a polytunnel, that's all a bit neglected this year, too much rain to get out and properly clear it.
I'm getting interested in ground level fruits, as understory planting in the new orchard so will be looking for postings and advice on soft fruits and berries.
Look forward to hearing more about it!
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