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    Tales from Titchmarsh

    Apr 16, 2020 3 minutes
    “It is a family joke that when I flop down on a bench and admire the view, it will be a matter of seconds – not minutes – before I am up again”

    And relax… You’re kidding, aren’t you? It’s May and there are vegetables to sow, border plants to stake and pots to water, not to mention seedlings to prick out, cuttings to take and those blooming weeds that always grow faster than cultivated plants. And you’re telling me to RELAX! Are you mad?

    Well, er… no. It’s just that

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