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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allan Jenkins

The holly and the ivy

To all the gardeners, growers and armchair enthusiasts. To anyone whose life has been lightened by the scent of a dew-drenched sweet pea, the sight of the first secret snowdrop, or the heady fragrance of an overblown rose: we wish you a very merry Christmas and a fruitful new year from everyone at the Observer Organic Allotment.

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