To extend our crop, we’re planting new trees of Beurre Hardy and Doyenne du Comice, trained as fans against the garden wall ... We grow nearly 100 different varieties of bush, tree and cane fruit, ...

But which pear should you pick for which purpose? Varieties like Comice will soften into lush fruits that dribble juice down your arm while you’re eating them. Pears like Anjou and Bosc ...