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GW Fruit growing special

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  Posted by Carolemc (U2978672) on Monday, 27th February 2006

  Hi, Had to say thank you to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ for the lovely GW programme on fruit growing last Friday night - best thing I've seen in years. As usual Sarah Raven was an inspiration - and it was fantastic to see a bit more of Perch Hill in this programme - even my husband, who usually leaves the room when gardening programmes come, was fascinated - and we are now longing to grow more fruit. Well done.
  
  ps - Please lets see more of Sarah Raven on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Gardening!

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  Posted by Yakram (U2443370) on Monday, 27th February 2006

  I agree the one hour fruit special was a great inspiration. I even found out what was wrong with my raspberries - root rot caused by phytophthera fungus. Probably a sort of replant disease, endemic in the rosaceae family.
  I did not like Sarah Raven at first, but I now think she has a genuine love of nature. Perhaps somewhere in her genealogy she has some First Nation blood, with her maiden name being Raven? This could explain her "Earth Mother being attuned to Nature" persona.
  As Dolly Parton once famously said "It costs a lot of money to look as cheap as this". Maybe it costs a lot of money to achieve the persona look mentioned above.
  I think I am right in saying that her grandfather-in-law and grandmother-in-law were Harold Nicholson and Vita Sackville-West.
  Anyway, can we please stop knocking how people dress for the garden, which is usually something practical, (unless you are Laurence L-B) and concentrate on the plants.

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  Posted by PolyAnthus2 (U2333071) on Monday, 27th February 2006

  
  I think I am right in saying that her grandfather-in-law and grandmother-in-law were Harold Nicholson and Vita Sackville-West.
  Anyway, can we please stop knocking how people dress for the garden, which is usually something practical, (unless you are Laurence L-B) and concentrate on the plants.  
  
  Yes, you are correct about her grand-in-laws. Sissinghurst - what a beautiful place. Also her husband, Adam, was Monty Don's best mate at University.

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  Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Monday, 27th February 2006

  I really enjoyed the programme but did find it a tad amusing that it turned out to be programme about SR starting her own orchard!

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  Posted by penkeyman (U3333827) on Monday, 27th February 2006

  Great program on fruit, i tried to find the featured Black Merton Glory cherry but no luck. Have they confused two names Black glory and Merton Glory, if so which was the large dark variety shown in the program?

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  Posted by harrymasters (U3326436) on Tuesday, 28th February 2006

  Yes, this was a really excellent programme which I hope will be repeated. There is so much interest in fruit and more awareness that we are losing a great British (especially English) heritage of orchards and fruit gardens. More about rare, tasty and regional apple, pear and plum varieties please! these were developed by regional nurseries and enthusiastic amateur gardeners like Richard Cox, Reverend Ellison over centuries-truly every apple tells a story.
  
  There is also a great heritage of cider which is on the way out, I hope that GW will send someone down to Somerset and Hereford to search out some of the grand old eccentrics of English cider such as Julian Temperley of Burrow Hill, Roger Wilkins of Mudgeley, and some of the others. this would make a fascinating and culturally interesting programme.
  
  well done.

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  Posted by pipit (U2453673) on Tuesday, 28th February 2006

  I really enjoyed the programme but did find it a tad amusing that it turned out to be programme about SR starting her own orchard! 
  wonder how much she'll charge for a pound of apples
  there was alot of time spent on the elderflower picking & the cordial does she sell that product in her catalogue?

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