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The forest garden is finally coming to life after a cool few weeks. Hop shoots and fiddleheads of ostrich fern are ready to harvest, along with sweet violet (Viola odorata) - one of may edible Viola species - both leaves and flowers are edible (see pic).
Our early May forest gardening / food forests course is now full.
The next course with places is on 27-29 May - book at www.agroforestry.co.uk/product/forest-gardening-food-forests-design-course/
Dwarf comfrey (Symphytum ibericum) flowering in the micro forest garden. I love this comfrey as it flowers before the others, over a long period, and usually more than once a season - a great bee plant. It spreads slowly with horizontal rooting stems, and is good in sun or shade.
On our forest gardening / food forests course we have a whole session concentrating on perennial plants/crops ... there are still places available on the May 27-29 course.
The Cornelian cherries (Cornus mas) have been flowering profusely, but the weather has been cold and not many bees around, so that might affect the yields in late summer.
