I was very happy to receive the new book FRUIT by Rosemary Sassoon. A very kind gesture and a pleasure to read. Thank you!
The book is such a practical guide on how to grow, cook and preserve your own fruit. This topic particularly interested me as we have planted an apple tree very recently alongside a beautiful lush raspberry bush, which actually yielded some berries late last year.
Our apple tree, blossoming for the very first time.
It is such a wonderful moment when you are able to pick fruit from your very own garden. Simply eat it or use it in numerous cooking dishes. As Rosemary so nicely puts it, “We cannot grow everything we eat, our climate amongst other things are against us….We cannot claim to be totally self-sufficient, but we can do our best.”
Raspberries getting ready!….
The book goes through all the fruits that can be grown in an English garden in order as it comes into season. Small compact advice easy to read and lots of thorough ideas on how to grow and preserve the fruit that we have so carefully nurtured. Some gardening books are very much written in a very instructive style but this one is up to you on how to follow and it’s really from the heart. You can see how Rosemary has devoted all her life to her garden and fruit.
If you are of the older generation, you may be used to your parents or grandparents growing their own veg and fruit in allotments or their own gardens. Now everything has become so convenient and we can purchase anything we desire from the local supermarket or shops. However, I think it’s time to go back to our roots and literally plant some fruit! There is nothing quite like fresh fruit that blossoms, grows and ripens in front of your very own eyes. The taste in comparison to what is sold is incomparable.
Thank you Rosemary Sassoon for igniting my passion for growing fruit all over again! What shall I plant next?….
Shivaay Delights 