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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allan Jenkins

Glorious abundance in the summer allotment

Special delivery: spare nasturtiums were sent to a London restaurant.
Special delivery: spare nasturtiums were sent to a London restaurant. Photograph: Allan Jenkins

Early morning. Standing on the plot eating Basque tear peas from the pod. Sharing them with Howard, keeping back a few to take home. Almost everything at the allotment is back on track.

The tagetes Ildkongen have recovered. Now a luxuriant bank of velvety flowers, in reds and golds like bishops’ robes.

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