I used to sneer at the green-fingered and think Alan Titchmarsh a devil in wellies. But this bank holiday I’ll be in my garden killing stuff, and feeling totally aliveHave you ever had the feeling that you’ve been completely wrong about something your entire life? Perhaps you’ve seen through superficialities to the truth of the thing. Perhaps you’ve had a sudden moment of perception, a sort of X-ray vision that enables you to reconsider the foundations upon which your life is built. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s terrifying, disorienting, discombobulating and really rather thrilling. Related: The gentle magic of gardening, where human art and nature’s anarchy meet | Giles Fraser: Loose canon Continue reading…
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