

The January Garden
This year we began a new tradition – our Christmas tree was a fruit tree that could be made suitably ornamental. This year’s was a self-fertile dwarf almond. I’m not including a photo of it simply because my decoration skills are on par with a cane toad’s, even with a good looking tree and fifty assorted wombat ornaments, plus tinsel and ropes of purple and gold balls. Dwarf almonds are an excellent investment – hardy, prolific and much more attractive than full-sized one tha