...so called in
the USA and Australia, or as we in Britain call them...Heritage Plants.
A few years back I wrote a book entitled Heirloom Fruits and Vegetables
(in the US) and Heritage Fruits and Vegetables (in the UK) which
explored the stories behind our popular fruits and vegetables and offered
examples of old-fashioned cultivars that remain available to
grow.
A fascinating book to research and write, but with one frustration - there was insufficient space detail as many of those splendid surviving cultivars as I would have liked.
A fascinating book to research and write, but with one frustration - there was insufficient space detail as many of those splendid surviving cultivars as I would have liked.
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Thankfully
‘Thomas Etty’ (in the guise of his great, great grandson Ray Warner who
like his illustrious ancestor is also a seed merchant) has come to the
rescue with Heirloom Plants.
Based
on the seed catalogues of Thomas Etty (the company) - click here for their website - and arranged by
vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers and looking most Victorian, this
illustrious tome is a directory that offers the reader names and
descriptions of a wide range of heritage / heirloom cultivars which we
SHOULD ALL BE GROWING in our gardens. The book concludes with short
section of Cultivation Tips and a very helpful ‘Seed Suppliers &
Useful Organisations check-list.
There are many good and justified reasons why we gardeners should grow these wonderful old-fashioned cultivars and now there is no excuse.
There are many good and justified reasons why we gardeners should grow these wonderful old-fashioned cultivars and now there is no excuse.
