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Darwin’s barberry produces edible berries that are packed with vitamin C
Credit: Ann Pickford
I bought a myrtle (
Myrtus communis) from the Hampshire-based nursery, Hortus Loci, when I was researching my book, Grow Your Own Botanicals. Now is an excellent time to order bare root trees online as you have a far bigger choice than container-grown plants and they’ll grow away faster.
As I’m in Bristol, I was pleased that I could place my order on the website, despite the fact that it turns out I’m hopeless at buying things online: whether it’s a shrub or tin of coconut milk, more often than I’d care to admit, I end up with the wrong size of whatever it is I’ve ordered.