Caroline Ball is an editor, copywriter and occasional translator. She has written on subjects ranging from horticulture and travel to antiques and health, and has contributed to books about William Morris and a guide to historical sites. Heritage Apples won the 2020 GMG Awards Practical Book of the Year. She saw A Cornucopia of Fruit and Vegetables published in 2021 ('the perfect lockdown project'), which will be followed by A Splendour of Succulents in the same series. She is a keen gardener and, having been born a ‘Kentish Maid’, some of her earliest memories are of apple orchards in blossom.Caroline Ball is an editor, copywriter and occasional translator. She has written on subjects ranging from horticulture and travel to antiques and health, and has contributed to books about William Morris and a guide to historical sites. Heritage Apples won the 2020 GMG Awards Practical Book of the Year. She saw A Cornucopia of Fruit and Vegetables published in 2021 ('the perfect lockdown project'), which will be followed by A Splendour of Succulents in the same series. She is a keen gardener and, having been born a ‘Kentish Maid’, some of her earliest memories are of apple orchards in blossom....more
What a difference a year makes! This time last year weekends in October were being devoted to all things apple, from bobbing to cider tasting, apple cake competitions to orchard walks, and fruit nurseries the length of the country were hosting open days with tasting and advice.
Ah me, we can sigh, yet another casualty of the pandemic. But apples are still ripening and being harvested, so maybe we j
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