Recommended raspberries?

[Demeter]

I want to get in some raspberries. We've had autumn bliss this year which hasn't done much as it is the first year, but we've only one "clump" (is that a technical term?!) which is on our patch at the farm - and now I've got my lottie I would like to have another couple of clumps there as well.

I was thinking of one summer variety and one autumn variety. It would be nice if at least one variety was thornless as I've told my little girl she can have a raspberry clump on her patch and I'm not sure on reflection whether a thorny one is a good idea!! Any recommendations? Or shall I just get whatever Lidl has when they come out with the £2.49 ones next week?!

Final raspberry question - I was thinking of planting them at the back of the plot which is shaded by a big hedge for most of the day, I was also thinking of putting the comfrey there - will they make good bedfellows? or should I plant them separately for best effect?

[lynda66]

i got some of the last lidl ones, and they are already sprouting, so they seem pretty healthy, i think i'd be inclined to get some from there next week, then go to a garden centre and let the little one pick her own special thornless plant

dunno about the comfrey, i'm thinking of having strawberries as companions and ground cover to cut down on weeding.