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Pomona’s associations with fruit trees and orchards naturally connected her to themes of abundance and opulence. She is most commonly represented in art surrounded by a lush and verdant, paradisiacal garden of color and life, representing her role as a nurturer who could bring forth life-sustaining produce. Romans dedicated the date of August 13 as a feast day in honor of Pomona, as this was the date when the first fruits of the harvest were ripe enough to eat. While the ancient Pomona Festival holds its roots in Roman tradition, it has influenced various customs and practices that continue to thrive in modern times. One such example is the playful tradition of apple bobbing during Halloween parties. This new summer fruiting strawberry produces very heavy crops of large, glossy fruits with a wonderful sweet strawberry taste and a juicy, pleasant texture. In trials it proved to be the heaviest cropping variety.
The most widely grown early dessert apple in the UK, raised in Essex c1949. Bright scarlet fruits. Crisp and juicy with a distinctive flavour. Stores very well for an early variety. Resistant to scab and mildew. Can be grown throughout the UK. Season: late Aug - Sept. Pomona’s expertise in caring for fruit trees has been a source of inspiration for botanists and gardeners alike.
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The Goddess of Abundance Vertumnus and Pomona, Paulus Moreelse, 1650. Source: Rotterdam-Museum Boijmans van Beuningen.
We can confidently say this is the ‘new garden Cox’ but unlike this classic vintage variety, Christmas Pippin is very easy to grow and produces reliable, heavy crops countrywide. The eating quality is exceptional, characterised by a sweet and aromatic flavour, lovely perfume and a very pleasant honey after-taste. The fruits are crisp and juicy with a melt in the mouth texture that makes each bite increasingly more pleasurable. Christmas Pippin is a ‘foundling’ having been spotted by a fruit expert by the side of a busy road. A natural seedling of rare and special qualities, most likely arising from a discarded apple core ... perhaps from the very fine Cox’s Orange Pippin itself, with which we dare to compare this very special new introduction. Season: early Oct - Dec. Requires a pollinator (such as Herefordshire Russet). There is something very special about the taste and aroma of the gourmet strawberry varieties originating from the south of France. They are so fragrant that when in season they perfume the markets in Provence with the most heavenly scent and taste sublime! Supplied as coldstored plants, this collection consists of 18 strawberry plants, 6 each of the following: One simple application at planting time is all that is required. Once you have used this amazing product you will wonder how you ever managed to grow your plants without it!Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards, continues to leave her mark on various aspects of modern culture.
Pomona Has Appeared in Art and Popular Culture Monna Pomona, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1864. Source: Tate Gallery, London. In Roman mythology, Pomona was a hamadryad, or wood nymph, who devoted her existence to the tending of fruit trees. Ovid writes in his Metamorphoses, “No other hamadryad of the wood nymphs of Latium tended to the garden more skillfully or was more devoted to the orchard’s care, hence her name.” According to numerous myths, her radiant beauty attracted several suitors, including Silvanus and Picus, but Pomona preferred to be alone, nurturing her sacred trees in the countryside. Describing her reclusive nature, Ovid wrote, “Still fearing boorish aggression, she enclosed herself in an orchard (pomeria), and denied an entrance, and shunned men.” a b Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley: University of California Press. p.118. ISBN 978-0-520-92054-5.This very attractive dessert apple was raised from a cross between two of our favourite British apples - James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain. It produces heavy crops of medium sized bright red fruits with a firm, finely textured flesh. Sweet and very juicy with a refreshing flavour, sometimes characterised with a hint of strawberry. Very popular with children but also an excellent variety for juicing as it produces beautiful pink juice. Easy to grow, very disease resistant and suitable for cooler areas. Season: Sept - early Oct. Pomona is the title of a play by Alistair McDowell, commissioned in 2014 for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. [13] Metta, Demetra. "Μορφές και Θέματα της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Μυθολογίας: Αναξαρέτη"[Figures and Themes of Greek Mythology: Anaxarete]. www.greek-language.gr (in Greek) . Retrieved November 21, 2023. Grow your own delicious strawberries. Planted before the end of July, you will reap your first harvest this summer! This collection consists of 24 summer fruiting strawberry plants, 12 each of the following:
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