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A Chelsea Flower Show virgin writes
If you thought the Chelsea Flower Show was just a bunch of snooty west London ladies in hats, think again. I am.
Forget April’s showers - where are May’s flowers?
Am I the only novice flower gardener who got caught out by April’s cold snap and forgot to plant anything? I should be honest with you. When it comes to allotments, I’m definitely of the Jenny-Come-Lately, fairweather variety of gardener.
Fair’s fairly blooming
Fashion, architecture and bikes only get a week, but yesterday saw the start of Fairtrade Fortnight – two weeks of concerted campaigning to raise the awareness of fairly-traded goods.

