2008 November — Old Varieties

Celebrating and remembering old fruit and vegetable varieties

Looking for Dianthus

November 22, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

English Heritage are asking all gardeners to look out for original carnations (Dianthus), commonly known as "Pinks" Original species have a …
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Suppliers of old varieties

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November 6, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Here you will find a few commercial suppliers of old varieties of fruit, vegetables and flowers. Edwin Tucker & Sons Ltd, Devon (seeds and seed …
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Heritage Seeds

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November 4, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

A recent article by Garden Organic focuses on heritage seed and the need to preserve our gardening heritage. In 1973 the Seed (National List of …
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The Perry Pear

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November 4, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

The Perry pear is a small hard fruit which when bitten into, seems inedible. However, for centuries these fruits have been used to make Perry, …
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Egremont Russet

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November 3, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

A recent visit to one of the local stores and we came across this apple with a local name. The Egremont Russet, according to the Orange Pippin …
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Looking for Dianthus

Suppliers of old varieties

Heritage Seeds

The Perry Pear

Egremont Russet

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