Gardens across the UK are changing for the better, with more people planting fruit and veg and returning to traditional trends that benefit wildlife. But are gardeners as green as they think they are? Paul Evans reports The Royal Horticultural Society's Tatton show in two weeks' time will be a glitzy affair, with the fashionable "gardenistas" of Cheshire and Manchester out in force, admiring the plants and exchanging ideas about conservatories and lawnmowers. But anyone interested in the idea of gardens working to connect people with nature, to grow food and to develop self-sufficiency should head for the garden called Ladies Who Lunch. It has been built by service users of Nacro, the crime reduction charity, in Manchester. "The 'ladies' are chickens, and it's a garden that combines supporting healthy eating with supporting...
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