A note from the editor
Over the past year, we’ve made slow progress creating an orchard in an unused area of our garden. In late summer, we selected a variety of fruit trees that are being delivered in December. As we eagerly await their arrival, we are busy preparing the ground for planting. It’s been a fascinating journey of discovery. On the advice of The Good Life columnist Sally Coulthard, we researched local and heritage varieties and have learned much from specialist suppliers about growing, picking and storing fruit. Soon we’ll be putting the theory into practice and hopefully supping our own cider in the years to come! Orchards were a familiar feature of the British countryside until the 1950s, when mass-produced fruit arrived in our supermarkets. I was reminded of this when I read…
