This week the grounds team have been busy planting more apple trees and fruit bushes in the walled garden and around the estate. We are creating a new orchard in front of the castle for dessert and cider apples such as Bloody Ploughman, Red Devil, Katy, Fiesta Discovery and King of Pippen. It might look like we chose them just for their amazing names, but the boring reason is that they’ve grown very well in the walled garden and given us consistently good yields. I can’t wait to try a Bloody Ploughman though!
Apple tree and fruit planting at Torrisdale
