The Crumble Garden

September 20, 2020 Andrew O'Brien

Everything in the garden reminds me of food, but never more so than now.

Day 337: the venerable pear

December 3, 2019 Andrew O'Brien

I’m not entirely sure anyone knows the exact age of the espaliered pear tree in the Blue Garden at Great Dixter. Trained against one of the original walls of the medieval house…

Day 311: pear trees

November 7, 2019 Andrew O'Brien

This is fruit country, and when it’s not, it’s nut country. Driving through the lanes of Kent, you’re rarely far from a cobnut platt or an orchard…

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