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The mailbox at Gardeners' World magazine is brimming with letters and emails from gardeners who have been victims of theft. From these letters alone, it would seem that thefts from gardens and allotments are becoming more widespread, while

discovered cacti at university. It wasn't long before I had a flat full of plants and an allotment of my own to play with.I couldn't live without gardening - it makes me feel whole. If I'm tired, stressed, unhappy, I garden to feel better. I get up early

frilly gardening gloves, or indeed gardening gloves at all. And a bit  of common sense doesn't go amiss - I once bought my dad an electric strimmer for his allotment, but there's no electricity at the site. (He loves it though - he keeps it in his garage

with all the nutrients they need, and as the waste breaks down they'll get a fair amount of water too (saving me a job).My garden is far too small to grow pumpkins really, but I won't let that deter me. I'll drape the long, winding stems up and over