There are some fields so vast that they seem to stretch beyond the horizon. The long rows, punctuated with tall trellises that coax miles and miles of bright green hops (Humulus lupulus) skyward, are ...
ANOTHER LIFE:A DOZEN YEARS ago, in a plant nursery in west Cork, I formed a deep fancy for the golden hop, Humulus lupulus "Aureus", a spectacular twining climber. Taken home and planted beside a ...