Mmm...they’re not just fragrant and pretty

Nothing sums up summer better than a bowl of strawberries artfully decorated with fresh cream.

This year’s crop of strawberries is sweeter and more prolific thanks to the sun and this picker’s garden uses a classic mulch of straw to preserve moisture and to give the berries a dry bed on which to grow.

Whether you have a huge garden encapsulating a dedicated strawberry patch or no garden at all, strawberries truly are one of those quintessential delectable high value fantastic fruits that anyone can grow. The botanical name for strawberries is Frugaria, which in Latin means ‘fragrance’ and there is no ambiguity as to how this came about.