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Guess who’s coming to lunch? Our columnist gets to work in the vegetable patch when she learns that a VIP will be paying a visit

Bulbs are not just for spring – many flower in summer and they’re perfect for pots and small spaces

Bulbs are not just for spring – many flower in summer and they’re perfect for pots and small spaces

The excitement is palpable as these poised early spring bulbs bring a first glimpse of striking colour in swirls and whorls

The excitement is palpable as these poised early spring bulbs bring a first glimpse of striking colour in swirls and whorls

The excitement is palpable as these poised early spring bulbs bring a first glimpse of striking colour in swirls and whorls

Já são conhecidos os elementos que vão acompanhar o novo secretário regional de Finanças, Rogério Gouveia, que foi empossado na passada segunda-feira. Ocasião na qual garantiu “uma política de continuidade” ao trabalho feito por Pedro Calado. As nomeações foram oficializadas ontem, 18 de Agosto.

Gladioli thrive in pots Credit: gapphotos.com Since November, I’ve been staring at a stubbornly uneventful pot of soil. Inside, lurk lazy, supposedly forced narcissus bulbs. Little did I realise, irritated in December and even more frustrated in January when the flowers failed to ­arrive on time, that we would be in the midst of a pandemic-induced lockdown by April and I would be ­extremely grateful for their fashionably late arrival. Just as I was deadheading those outside, here was a prom...