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  • Potager of fruity hues

    Blog post by Tutti Fruit on 20 Jun 2010

    Fancy learning some Norwegian? Here's a great expression for you... 'TING TAR TID' (tid - pronounced 'tee') Remember those tiny seedlings and all that bare earth? I was fortunate to spend 7 days away working at the Chelsea Flower Show and when I came back the whole thing had just... Read more..

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  • Stepover makeover!

    Blog post by Tutti Fruit on 28 Mar 2010

    This is how the potager looked back in February. Box hedges dividing the plot( Buxus - no record of species or cultivars) - that one on the middle-left is completely out of proportion with the others. These plants can work beautifully in a formal potager, providing all year round interest. Also they... Read more..

    Tags: trainee, Fruit, Model Vegetable Garden, potager, apple, trained tree form, stepover

  • Apple stepovers have a new home

    Photo uploaded by Tutti Fruit on 28 Mar 2010

    Photo: Sara Draycott 17/03/2010 The revamp of the potager is underway, box hedging replaced by trained apple tree forms. Varieties include Apple 'Greensleeves', 'Katie', 'Charles Ross', 'Bountiful' and 'Sunset'. Read more..

    Tags: trainee, RHS Garden Wisley, model vegetable garden, potager, fruit, apple, stepover

  • ...come back again some time

    Photo uploaded by Tutti Fruit on 19 Jun 2010

    Photo: AW SHARP 10/6/2010 Foreground of netted spring cabbage 'Pyramid' (F1) with wild chamomile ( Matricaria recutita ) sown in between them. Potager beds are edged with poached egg plant ( Limnanthes douglasii ). To left and right of photo are dwarf bean 'Borlotto' and aa few lettuce... Read more..

    Tags: trainee, RHS Garden Wisley, model vegetable garden, potager, fruit, apple, stepover, veg, herb, cabbage, broad bean, pea, borlotto, poached egg plant, visit, dwarf bean, flower, trained tree