The Hidden World Of Fruit
Martyn Cox
- Regions:
- Hampshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Dorset, Berkshire
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional presentation by a gardening expert
- Fee:
- Paid: £130 plus mileage
- Category:
- Hobbies
- Updated:
- 29th October 2024
- Tagged:
- History Of Fruit | Gardening History | Light-Hearted | Fascinating
From apples to pears, and from strawberries to figs, this talk covers the stories, myths, legends, history and fascinating facts behind a punnetful of well-known fruits. For example, did you know we have an 18th century French spy to thank for the culinary strawberry or that Edward I introduced gooseberries to Britain? Well, you will after this talk.
Views: 37 | Enquiries: 0About Martyn Cox
Martyn is a qualified horticulturist and experienced garden communicator. He has written for most newspapers and gardening magazines, along with many lifestyle, customer and trade titles. Over the years he has written columns in Sainsbury’s Magazine, Saga Magazine and Grand Designs Magazine, and was gardening columnist with The Mail on Sunday for 17 years. Television includes Channel 4’s SuperScrimpers and working as a guest expert on live shopping TV (QVC, Ideal World, TJC and Bid TV). He is the author of 11 books, including The Veg Growers’ Almanac, The Gardener’s Yearbook and RHS Plants in Pots. He's a competent, reliable and popular speaker, answers gardening questions on BBC Radio Solent and was named garden journalist of the year twice (2016 and 2022) in the Property Press Awards. He was formerly on the staff at Gardenlife, Gardeners’ World Magazine, Amateur Gardening, e-garden.co.uk and Horticulture Week.
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