Wonderful National Trust twist that no-one saw comingIt follows a record-breaking summerView 6 Images Bumper-crops-of-apples-and-pumpkins-at-N\Harvest 25 Eleanor HopkinsonBy all accounts, 2025 was supposed to be a challenging year for British gardeners. It’s a twist no one quite saw coming—and a hopeful sign that nature, occasionally, still finds a way to surprise us. It’s a far cry from 2024, when slugs and wet weather ruined much of the crop across the Trust’s gardens. View 6 Images Apple themed craft activities for the families during the Apple festival in the Orchard at Avebury, WiltshireIn North Devon, the team at Arlington Court are equally thrilled. Many National Trust properties are using their harvests to stock tea-rooms with freshly made crumbles, compotes and seasonal bakes.