Own Grown Gardening

Here is a funny little success story for you today. I'm growing four cherry trees in my garden alongside my apples, plums, medlars, and hazelnuts. I cram them into our tiny urban garden by pruning them into a columnar style . In other words, straight upwards, just like Nelson's Column. These trees are still young, so the very first trees to come into fruit are doing so for the very first time this year. When the cherry blossoms bloomed, they were beautiful and raised my spirits after the long winter. Cherries really do flower early.  When little green cherries began developing a few weeks later,  I quietly smiled, pleased they were heading in the right direction. Just look at those little emerald gems.  I refused to get my hopes up though. Young trees usually, and rightfully, drop their fruit to focus instead on strong root and shoot development. My heart quickened when one Kordia cherry , just one fruit, continued to swell and mature from green to red. By the way, this variet