The orchard in the Middle Ages was practically indistinguishable from the garden or pleasure garden. The orchard in those days contained, besides a variety of fruit trees, herbs for medicinal and culinary purposes and a few flowers, also fountains, seats, and the other architectural features of the pleasure garden.
Planting Fruit Trees For Your Garden
Fruit trees bear at different times of the year. For example, there are apples for early season, midseason, and late season (well into fall), so it is wise to select trees for the season you want.
How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze.
A single Springtime Freeze can wipe out all hopes of a bountiful fruit harvest by killing the blossoms that are so often premature. If you have just a few trees to protect, you may find this to be an effective method to assure your tender Spring blossoms will mature to ripe fruit.