Black Raspberry Elegance Luncheon

Marching along towards the canal are dozens of rows of tall wooden posts laced together with silver wire supporting strong, healthy canes. These are our prized black raspberry bushes - old fashioned Bristols, Jewels and the new Mac Blacks. We have learned the secrets of ideal growing resulting in big black raspberries. From white blossoms opening like stars in May to shiny fat berries in July we tend the soil with food and water and espalier the fronds to trellis and prune and shape to encourage sunlight on every node - and by mid July the breathtaking vista becomes tantalizing tasting opportunity.