Description

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An Orchard Odyssey is a gloriously illustrated resource for fruit-lovers everywhere. Packed with inspirational ideas and practical advice, it shows how orchard living
can be incorporated into every lifestyle, no matter how busy or short of space you are.

Covering fruit in the environment, orchard heritage, and the role of the trees in garden and landscape design, An Orchard Odyssey shows you how to plant and care for your trees. Full of inspiring facts and promoting the ‘five trees’ orchard principle, it redefines what an orchard is.

About the Author

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Naomi is an established horticultural journalist, who writes for the Telegraph, Kitchen Garden Magazine, Berks & Bucks life and many others. She also gives talks on gardening and is a regular radio guest, including BBC Radio 4.

With a degree in Biology and a lifelong interest in gardening, botany and the environment Naomi has, in recent years, taken over the restoration and management of the orchards at her childhood home in Wales. From where she has set up a successful micro-enterprise producing and selling boutique, single variety apple juice in the local community and beyond.

Praise For…

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"An entertaining and enlightening path through the rich history of orchards as well as their future . . . .  [It] . . . explains how to incorporate fruit trees into any design; with the right varieties, even the smallest garden can have an orchard of sorts." —Country Living

"If you've ever dreamt of growing fruit or planting and orchard, however small, this is packed with tips and inspiration." —Saga

"From scrumping, hedgerow fruits and King Henry VIII to the random seedling cider orchards of New America, this is a major contribution to pomology, offering education, history and entertainment." —Tom Burford, author, Apples of North America: Exceptional Varieties for Growers, Gardeners and Cooks