Søren Holt suggested I should visit Knud Poulsen on my latest visit to Denmark. He’d visited Knud through meeting him through the Danish seed savers Frøsamlerne.dk.
Knud has a traditional parsellhage (small hut with garden) and two allotments, one of which belongs to his wife! A wonderful mix of unusual fruit and breeding of ornamentals! Here are a few pictures!
The allotment gardens where Knut has a plot!
The Persicaria amplexicaulis breeding project…
Rubus ludwigii is a new one for me, is from the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa and looks similar to North American black raspberry… see http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/1477
Rubus ludwigii
Fragaria nilgerrensis has white berries and is from Asia
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Fragaria nilgerrensis has white berries and is from Asia
Ribes auratum / odoratum
Dark worcesterberry
Dark worcesterberry
There were several mini kiwi clones, Actinidia arguta
Asparagus
Mini kiwis
Ribes gayanum from South America
Knut is one of those generous gardeners wanting to share everything :)
Søren Holt and Knut Poulsen with an Elaeagnus umbellatus
Elaeagnus umbellatus
Vaccinium collection
Vaccinium ovatum: I saw and tasted this in Oregon last year – http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=3454
Vaccinium virgatum “Centra Blue”
Dioscorea batatas
Home made solar powered fans!
Another ornamental breeding project – Veronicastrum
Arriving at the second garden, again clearly an unusual plant lover!
Prunus tomentosa hedge
Knut Poulsen and Aiah Noack
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
