... For my lunchtime visit I opted for the a la carte menu. The starter selection included stilton and port mousse, melon and blackberries and yogurt sauce, and the more traditional! moules mariniere. I chose the parsnip and orange soup (£1.60), a refreshing ...

... Swan Dessert apples: IF. Wiggs, 2R. Simmonds, 3 C. Bauman. Cooking apples: 1 F Wiggs. 2 Mrs D. Playford, 3 Miss R McDougal Blackberries: 1 R Simmonds, 2 Mrs L. Huff, 3F Wiggs Any other fruit: 1 Mrs B. Binnie, 2 Mrs D. Playford, 3 Mrs L. Huff Dahlia, decorative: ...

... the same crop had been growing previously — it never does well. Order trees if not already done. Pruning: Cut out fruited blackberries, loganberries and hybrid berries and train in the new shoots. Propagation: Increase stocks of black, red currants and ...