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November is a busy month in the garden. Spring is in full fury. At no other time of year are the greens so bright and the flowers so fresh. Amongst all this frenzy to plant, plant, plant and sow, sow, sow, take time to stop and smell the roses. For November really is their time of year – and the irises, of course. Not to mention the Japanese maples.

Desperate to grow tomatoes but have no suitable place in the garden, that is somewhere with half-decent soil and at least six hours of sun a day? Why not grow them in a bag of

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