Mar 25, 2019
Plant of the Day
Monday 25 March 2019
In the Victorian peach house of Gravetye Manor, Sussex, there are five cultivars of Prunus persica (peach) the first one to fruit is ‘Amsden June’, followed by ‘Red Haven’ in July, then ‘Francis’ and last ‘Peregrine’. The flowers of these trained fruit had recently been pollinated using the traditional rabbit’s tail. The peach house was designed to allow the fan trained trees to be planted to the front of the house, making them both convenient to work on and also allowing the rays of sunlight to reach to the base of the rear wall, so allowing full use to be made of the growing area. The lovely Lola, the gardener’s dog, was enjoying the fallen blossom and some admiration from me!
Jill Raggett
