While many of us are wondering what to do with the apples in our gardens, at Lewis Cottage they are dealing with a bumper crop of some more unusual fruits - mulberries, figs, quinces and medlars. In the second of his blogs one of the creators of this special Mid Devon garden, Richard Orton, shares some ideas on how to use these fruits, a recipe for mulberry jelly and some tips on growing figs. He also shares his list of garden jobs for the autumn.
Richard and his two friends Michael and Penny Pell have opened their garden at Lewis Cottage for the National Garden Scheme over the past ten years and run a small online plant nursery there. Moving to Devon in 1992 from Hampshire, Richard divides his time between London and Devon and contributes a monthly gardening column to the Moorlander newspaper.