There's a GW page, a GW magazine page, and several groups on Facebook. The groups are insanely busy and I had to leave as my feed was completely overwhelmed, even with notifications off. The pages are much more manageable, and theGW one has been posting viewer videos - some of the ones that don't make it onto the TV programme - for several months.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I believe there are several kinds of edible, "proper" quince. My grandfather had two, one only for cooking and the other, juicy, sweet and highly aromatic, to eat raw. I adore quince, from its beautiful blossom to its priceless fruit.
Moreover, its equally aromatic leaves, when dried, make lovely, refreshing tea; wonderful when taken with toast and honey! (Or whatever you may prefer, of course.)
The fruits from both trees were used to make the most wonderful preserve, nothing like it in my opinion; and they were also cooked with pork. Amazing!
However, very soon after that, Monty said on GW that quince cannot be eaten raw. I thought he can't be right, surely; but I could not find any written information that proved my memory was correct.
Most unexpectedly, today I came across this:
Aromatnaya
quince treesCydonia
oblongaAromatnaya is a heavy-cropping self-fertile quince, and a good choice
for growing in sunny areas in the UK.Although primarily a fruit for cooking with, Aromatnaya is also one of
the few quinces that can be eaten raw. The fruits should be picked and then
left to ripen for a few days, and have a tropical flavour, somewhat reminiscent
of melon or pineapple. They add an unusual touch if grated thinly on to fruit
salads. https://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/trees/quince-trees/aromatnaya
So relieved that I hadn't been misremembering, or even imagining things!
(As for the return of GW, I imagine we shall have to wait till March...)
Viewers’ gardens are going to feature again, though I can’t say I’m bothered. If I were the editor at least two thirds of the clips shown last year would have ended on the editing room floor.
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I believe there are several kinds of edible, "proper" quince. My grandfather had two, one only for cooking and the other, juicy, sweet and highly aromatic, to eat raw. I adore quince, from its beautiful blossom to its priceless fruit.
Moreover, its equally aromatic leaves, when dried, make lovely, refreshing tea; wonderful when taken with toast and honey! (Or whatever you may prefer, of course.)
The fruits from both trees were used to make the most wonderful preserve, nothing like it in my opinion; and they were also cooked with pork. Amazing!
However, very soon after that, Monty said on GW that quince cannot be eaten raw. I thought he can't be right, surely; but I could not find any written information that proved my memory was correct.
Most unexpectedly, today I came across this:
Aromatnaya quince trees Cydonia oblonga Aromatnaya is a heavy-cropping self-fertile quince, and a good choice for growing in sunny areas in the UK. Although primarily a fruit for cooking with, Aromatnaya is also one of the few quinces that can be eaten raw. The fruits should be picked and then left to ripen for a few days, and have a tropical flavour, somewhat reminiscent of melon or pineapple. They add an unusual touch if grated thinly on to fruit salads.
https://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/trees/quince-trees/aromatnaya
So relieved that I hadn't been misremembering, or even imagining things!
(As for the return of GW, I imagine we shall have to wait till March...)There's another winter special on Friday at 8pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000slpt
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
With a Chelsea programme, I avoid show gardens (so unrealistic) but do watch CK as she is the only one who goes in the plant "tents".
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."