Plant disease as a driver of garden diversity
Bumps, blemishes, spots, scabs, mosaics, growths – plant disease are nothing if not inventive in their forms. Gardeners worry when they see any kind of unusual symptom on their plants,
Tag: fruit
Leycesteria formosa, the Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan honeysuckle is a weird plant, at least compared to most of the fruit we eat. It’s a very handsome plant, with cane-like stems that droop down and hold pretty
Are flowering/ornamental plum fruits edible?
Those lovely purple-leafed plum trees (Prunus cerasifera) that dot city streets and suburban communities, as long as they are not a non-fruiting cultivar, can produce a large crop of small
Can you espalier medlars?
The medlar is a funny fruit. Intriguing, revolting, seductive, rotten – a fruit that you must allow to go a bit ‘off’ before you can take the first bite. This
Eating quince, the apple’s lost cousin
When I figured out I had a quince tree in my yard, I was excited. I had never eaten quince before, so whenthe time came to harvest the first quince