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In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades writes

Gooseberries (being denizens of the sub-hedgerow environment) will also
grow in the shade, but prefer a bit of sun. You'll need to net the
morellos if you grow a tree - the blackbirds will have them, otherwise.

No they won't! They will try a red (unripe) one, shudder, move on to the
next red one, and so on until you have a single peck mark in every
cherry, and not a single one actually eaten.

They used to strip my mother's tree.

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Rusty
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Yes, I am posting through Gardenbanter. Rodger - I am not a newbie at
all, just using a different site to access the posts. Your pedantry is
appreciated

Blackberries it is then!

I like fatsia japonica. No you can't eat it! But how can you beat that
tropical shiny green jungle look 52 weeks a year? Blackberries you can
harvest anywhere.