An Orchard Odyssey
Finding and growing tree fruit in your garden, community and beyond

An Orchard Odyssey is a gloriously illustrated resource for fruit lovers everywhere. Packed with practical ideas and inspiration, it encourages the reader to re-engage with tree fruit in new ways: look at it the right way and everyone can have an orchard. There are many ways of incorporating orchard living into your lifestyle, no matter how busy or short of space you are. Whether you have a few trees already or have always wanted an orchard of your own, this book illuminates the possibilities and enables you to make it a reality. Covering fruit in the environment, orchard heritage, and the role of the trees in garden and landscape design; An Orchard Odyssey shows you how to plant and care for your trees. Full of inspiring facts and promoting the 'five trees' orchard principle of orchards, it encourages the reader to embrace the orchards in a way that is personal to them.

Foreword  
Introduction  

Part One: The orchard in the landscape
Chapter 1: From wilderness to cultivation  
Chapter 2: An orchard tapestry  
Chapter 3: Conservation and biodiversity  
Chapter 4: Orchards in the community   

PART TWO: An orchard of your own
Chapter 5: Creative orchard design   
Chapter 6: Fruit trees for every space  
Chapter 7: Tree planting and care  
Chapter 8: Enjoying the harvest   

Resources  
Index   

Naomi Slade

Naomi is an established horticultural journalist, who writes for the Telegraph, Kitchen Garden Magazine, Berks & Bucks life and many others. She also gives talks on gardening and is a regular radio guest, including BBC Radio 4.

With a degree in Biology and a lifelong interest in gardening, botany and the environment Naomi has, in recent years, taken over the restoration and management of the orchards at her childhood home in Wales. From where she has set up a successful micro-enterprise producing and selling boutique, single variety apple juice in the local community and beyond.