'Malling Minerva' Raspberry Plants

'Malling Minerva' Raspberry PlantsWhether you eat them straight from the plant, sprinkle them over a pavlova or create jars and jars of sweet, scrummy jam, raspberries undoubtedly have a place in the great fruiting pantheon. And when you grow them yourself? Well, they taste just that little bit better! 'Malling Minerva' is an exceptional early season, summer fruiting variety, reliably producing large crops of delicious raspberries on floricanes (year old stems). The fruit has great

roast them whole with cumin and turmeric

A deserving holder of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit

thanks to its soft flesh and sweet taste

While its bluish evergreen foliage glistens gloriously in the sun

As leaves are producing energy for the bulb

ranking H5 on the RHS hardiness scale

Great for planting in groups with spacing of 30cm between bulbs

Most varieties of Narcissi prefer sheltered locations away from strong winds

Gather and use for cut flowers in a vase or mix and make wonderful flower arrangements

Like the name indicates

jet-black berries and lush green foliage (which takes on fabulous autumnal hues later in the year)

with a bloom base that often has subtle green shades