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Tales from Titchmarsh

evocative of all the senses – the one that can instantly transport us to a time and a place, which was, until that moment, deeply buried in the memory. But from a gardener’s point of view, particular plants can do the same. Think about it. What is the flower you first remember or which first made an impact upon you? In my own case, the earliest memory is of sweet peas growing on my grandfather’s allotment. I would have

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