Amateur Gardening

An apple a day…

’M currently munching my way through my home-grown, organic apple crop picked from the three apple trees I planted 17 years ago. I chose three apples that weren’t commercially available, which wasn’t difficult because the supermarket choice is limited to just a few varieties. They’re planted in the mini meadow in front of the cottage and they’re a joy in spring, when the blossom appears, and the fruit shines

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