Amateur Gardening

The flower-packed garden

THERE’S no room for dull spots within Roy Larder’s highly colourful garden. His passion for planting means he makes the most of every opportunity to add even more growing spaces to the small but flower-packed plot around his Worcestershire home.

Old kitchen colanders, teapots, kettles and Belfast sinks have all been pressed into service alongside his large

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