Our own organic fruit
Organic fruit from Aurora B&B garden
Thanks to a reasonable amount of sunshine this summer the garden has been producing a steady supply of fruit. Some of the fruits you would associate with early summer e.g. strawberries have overlapped with later season fruits such as plums & blackberries! Some of the strawberry plants are in a shadier position which by a happy accident rather than good planning, extends the season into August, along with regular picking. Even now there are still a few fruits yet to ripen.
By leaving the cherries on the trees longer than usual they have become a lovely deep colour & sweet. The sparrows have been having a peck at the fruits closest to the branches, so I have left a good number of damaged ones for them to polish off. It’s more likely that the branches are too slender as the trees are only 3 years old for the heavier black birds to settle on – just give it a little time…
My approach in the garden now is to plant 1 productive plant for every decorative plant, where possible. I am gradually running out of space but looking at a large birch tree (of which we have several that have become too large for the size of garden, create a little too much shade & rather block the view) with an idea of removing & planting a plum tree or crab apple in it’s place. I love the way gardens evolve & you get an inspired thought as to the next step.
