Summary
Once upon a time the word "allotment" would bring to mind a kindly elderly gent sporting a flat cap standing proudly in front of a rickety tin shed. On screen, the knitted tank tops of EastEnders' Arthur Fowler didn't exactly inject glamour into the image of the urban gardener. But from humble beginnings, the allotment has somehow outgrown its reputation as a place where retired folk hold long conversations about prize marrows.
For today's urban dwellers the allotment is as coveted a possession as a reserved parking space. Whether it's for families using their plot to grow organic vegetables or for professional couples creating a space for entertaining, this product of a bygone age has become more relevant than ever.See the full content of this document
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Can You Dig It?
Allotment-holders may no longer be digging for victory like their Second World War forebears, but the passion these 60ft by 32ft plots inspire can be breathtaking. This hidden world behind the hedgerows led author Chris Opperman to write Allotment Folk (GBP 6.99, New Holland) a study of the "real people b...
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