Pears promise?

My D. Du Comice has flower buds just about to open by the looks. No sign of buds on the Beurre unfortunately. Hope that's not a sign of a flowering period mismatch though I didn't expect fruit this year.
An A3 piece of stiff white card makes a nice soft reflector to bounce light onto the undersides of things if you want to get even fancier. Though you get into 'need 3 arms' territory☺

Im the same Darren, except I have three Pears. One is laden with buds (conference), one has a few buds (Bonne Chretienne), but on the Doyenne Du Comice...not a single flower! But we never get any fruit....then again..you never know!

I love the idea of a twisted Gooseberry! Hope it works!

I too think the twisted/corkscrew gooseberry could be a brilliant idea, could also start a trend. Way back in the mists of time someone I knew had lots of ornamental trees trained around a pipe (I suppose) that ended up as springs or corkscrews, looked very smart!

Any idea how old your pear trees are now Karen?

They are all very young. I have bought them all since moving here, so less than six years with me. No idea how long they take to reach sale though.

What beautiful pear blossom - well worth a closeup.
Your gooseberry looks happy with its new curly stake - please do keep up us posted on this, it looks like a one-off!

Thanks Steragram, maybe I can charge for admission?

I do hope the gooseberry turns out curly with goosegogs hanging and not sawfly nibbled lace curtains

As long as the fruit isn't curly too...

Lots of flowers on Pear Williams Bon Chretien, planted about 9 years ago, but only had about 4 pears in all that time and none for the past 5 or 6 years.

Lol Stera! I can't get the thought of goosegogs with short 'n' curlies out of my head now

Good luck ! I hope you get lots of pears ...