WISDOM AND TRADITIONS GATHERED OVER A LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, THIS WEEK WITH LINDSEY WADDELL
Some time ago, I was watching my favourite gardener, Monty Don. He was doing a tour of some European gardens and one thing which struck me from one of his conversations was the fact that, in many countries in that part of the world, they still view flowers and grass as luxuries they cannot afford.
Instead, they are still growing their own vegetables, in the plots dotted around their dwellings. A chef, who was visiting the area with Monty, was viewing scores of Kilner-type jars with all manner of fruits preserved in them
