21 July 2022

Strawberry Guava- Psidium cattleianum

As we are hitting the winter solstice, the garden has gone predominately dormant. However, the Edible Forest was designed to always have something harvestable at all times in all seasons. One of our best winter performers is the strawberry guava. The strawberry guava is a hardy shrub to small tree originating from South America that

The Medlar tree – Mespilus germanica

For this month, I have chosen the Medlar tree as it’s one of my absolute favourites, especially at this time of year! The medlar tree is an ancient variety and was once extremely popular in Europe during the middle ages. You would have found them in most medieval monasteries and castles. Can you recognise the