Apples hate strong wind and damp, cold soil so try and place them on well-drained, rich soil in a sheltered position. Monty Don Read Quote
No apple is reliably self-fertile, so each tree needs a pollinator. A neighbour may well have an apple that will do that for you, but it is better to always plant at least two trees to be certain of pollination. Monty Don Read Quote
The key to our oldest woodland is that it has been cut down and regrown, in some cases as often as 50 or 60 times. It is one of the most perfectly sustainable resources and ecosystems known to man. Monty Don Read Quote
I think we put far too much interest in trying to get ten to 20 year olds interested in gardening. I think you should do everything you can to try and get them interested up to the age of 10. Monty Don Read Quote
When you’re 15 whatever your parents tell you you should do, you’re not going to do it. Monty Don Read Quote
I do wear gloves for things that sting a lot or prick a lot. But I just like to feel with my hands. I find gloves cumbersome and uncomfortable and I’ve got tough old hands so the old cut doesn’t matter. Monty Don Read Quote
A column is a curiously intimate affair. For a start, you know by default that you will have regular readers, so it gives the writer the privilege of continuing a running conversation with them. Monty Don Read Quote
Trees are complicated, fascinating things, usually older and more beautiful than any of us. Monty Don Read Quote
Ground elder, introduced by the Romans as a vegetable, is difficult to get rid of because it regrows from the smallest trace of root. Monty Don Read Quote
