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This excellent and reliable blackcurrant tolerates frost and resists mildew to produce a heavy crop of really large, juicy berries with an outstanding flavour. Packed full of goodness, Ben Connan is ready to pick from mid July.
"As good to eat as black cherries, but without the stones" was how our East Anglian growers introduced us to this blackcurrant. Having tasted the very large sweet currants, we have to agree! Ebony is actually 15% sugar - much higher than other blackcurrants. It originates from Eastern Europe, so can deal with harsh winters and hot summers. Be one of the first in the UK to grow this outstanding and very surprising blackcurrant, and see if you agree with our verdict. For added measure, Ebony shows some resistance to mildew.
Brigitta Gives a good crop of large, firm berries in August and September which retain their quality for several weeks when refrigerated. It has an upright, vigorous habit, often reaching 5ft (150cm). Very well suited to the British climate.
Earliblue Very early to mature, the berries are usually ready for picking from early July onwards. Can reach 6ft (180cm) high, but usually less when container-grown.Ozark Blue Mature plants of this late August cropper can each produce 10lb of fruit or more! They reach around 5ft (150cm) high, though less in containers, and give light blue fruits of outstanding flavour.
Earliblue Very early to mature, the berries are usually ready for picking from early July onwards. Can reach 6ft (180cm) high, but usually less when container-grown.
Mature plants of this late August cropper can each produce 10lb of fruit or more! They reach around 5ft (150cm) high, though less in containers, and give light blue fruits of outstanding flavour.
Blueberries are perfect for growing in patio containers. In spring the flowers turn from pink to white before producing very large berries which hang in clusters and ripen readily in August. In autumn it puts on a great display of fiery foliage, making an attractive feature for several months.
The fruits may look green and sour, but bite into one and you will be amazed by the richly aromatic and intensely flavoured, sweet flesh of this venerable variety. Cambridgeshire was long a major greengage growning area and this old fashioned gage is one of the very best. If you have never tasted true greengages, treat yourself to a tree. Partially self fertile.
1 each of Regina & Stella.
This is the cooking cherry par excellence, making the finest pies and jams. The very large, dark red fruits are juicy and acidic, and they are produced reliably even in cold, north facing locations. In fact, Morello does really well fan trained against a north facing wall where few other fruits would prosper. Self fertile.
The perfect partner for Stella, this sweet, black cherry is rather later to crop, extending your season. The fruits are juicy and have a fine flavour. Self fertile.
ow that Black Forest Gateau is making a comeback, you can grow your own sweet, rich, black cherries to include in the recipe! Stella is a reliable and heavy cropper - a variety we can thoroughly recommend. Self fertile.
Expect a good crop of cherries even in cold, exposed gardens with this splendidly reliable variety. The rich red fruits ripen further almost to black and have a wonderful flavour. Self fertile.
Does well even in colder, exposed locations. A superb, all round variety with succulent, superbly flavoured fruits. Self fertile.
A magnificent, upright variety which produces masses of pink and white blossom set against purple/green foliage in late spring. The maroon/red apples have red flesh. Laura is compact growing, enough to be grown in large containers.
This is the largest cranberry and the one with the best colours. Pilgrim is also one of the very few cranberries which does not need boggy, saturated soil to produce high yields of these rather tart berries. It does need acidic soil to thrive, easily solved by growing in a pot of ericaceous compost if your garden soil is alkaline. Where conditions allow, the attractively sprawling and oprnamental plants make excellent ground cover.
1 plant each of Blackcurrant Ben Connan, Redcurrant Rovada and Whitecurrant Blanka.
Few cottage gardens would have been without a damson tree, for the fruits make a first rate jam and can be made into 'damson cheese' or a superb wine. Merryweather is especially good in exposed or very wet locations, producing a fine crop of large blue/black fruits where many plums would not flourish. Their yellow flesh is both tart and juicy. A real taste of old England. Self fertile.
Closely related to the blackberry, this prostrate grower produces sweet, purple/black fruits in late summer. Lovely in a pie with apples and delicious as a jam or jelly, do try this rather unusual and fascinating 'bramble'.
