They’re going bananas about apples at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
On Saturday October 15 and Sunday October 16, there will be a stunning display of more than 400 varieties of everyone’s favourite fruit, plus music, an apple quiz, a chance to have a go at making your own juice using our press, apron and bag design workshops, and badge making.
You will also be able to taste, try and buy apples as well as buy chutney, cheese, apple pie and pork products. The popular ‘examination table’ will be in operation again so, if you have an apple tree in your garden, bring along your fruit and get it identified (please bring at least three in tact apples of each variety, including the stalk and undamaged eye).
The Garden’s organic fruit and veg expert Sally Hedger will be on hand to give advice on growing, training and pruning apple trees, and nurseryman Paul Davies, from Dolau Hirion, Capel Isaac, will be there to offer guidance on how to pick the best variety of tree for you and how to look after it and get the best crop.
There will also be a special apple-themed menu in the restaurant, including: Homemade Garden Leek, Apple & Cheddar Cheese Soup served with roll & butter, Grilled Loin of Welsh Pork with Caramelised Apple & Taffy Apple Cider Sauce, and Field Mushroom, Garden Apple & Sweet Potato Moussaka (plus puddings!).
Head of Marketing David Hardy said: “This is the eighth time we’ve held this event and it looks like being another fabulously fruity weekend with a little bit of everything to keep all our visitors entertained. The word is that it has been a fantastic year for apples so we are really looking forward to a bumper crop.”
The Garden is open from 10am-4.30pm with last entry at 3.30pm. For more information, call 01558 667149, email [email protected] or go to www.gardenofwales.org.uk
