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above and 'Gariguette', another French variety which has a distinctive long shape. The latter is grown by Raymond Blanc in his restaurant garden in Oxfordshire.My alpine strawberries will be used as edging on my lettuce beds at home where I've dug

't surprise you to learn that John's allotment is always in great shape. Then I started thinking about the book I had just finished, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Covey points out that one of the ways to be effective is to develop

varieties are great for bringing a bit of glamour to the dinner plate -they make striking looking oven chips or potato wedges: leave the skin on and cut to the desired shape then dry off in a tea-towel before cooking. Spread them on a baking tray with some

and flavour is 'Jermor'. This is also a French variety but unlike the 'Hative de Niort', 'Jermor' has a 'longue' shape with good storage life. If it's too cold outside and you have a cold greenhouse or cold frame, you can start shallots off now in 8cm plastic

a good purple dahlia, 'Orfeo' is another cactus type which goes well with 'Karma Lagoon', a water lily variety with striking violet petals. I like mixing different shapes of the same colour so I don't have to worry if they all go together.This year

and make sure you keep the middle of the plant open - the idea is to create a sort of goblet shape to allow plenty of air to circulate through the plant to prevent mildew.If redcurrants are what you're after, there are around 40 types grown at Wisley, which