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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton

Chelsea flower show embraces trend for grow-your-own veg

The School Food Matters garden will feature beetroot and quince among its plants.
The School Food Matters garden will feature beetroot and quince among its plants. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Supermarkets have rationed fresh fruit and vegetables in recent months as a combination of Brexit, bad weather and labour shortages has hit supply and driven prices up.

Those shortages have led to a surge in people growing their own, according to the Royal Horticultural Society, and that trend will be reflected at the Chelsea flower show from 22 May.

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