How rugby gave way to the roses ; When Anne Thomas perched on the handlebars of her dad's bike as he rode to his allotment, little did she know it would lead to a lifelong love affair with gardening. MANDY BRADSHAW met her at her gorgeous Churcham farmhouse

Gloucestershire Echo, The | July 5, 2008 | Copyright

When Anne Thomas perched on the handlebars of her dad's bike as he rode to his allotment, little did she know it would lead to a lifelong love affair with gardening. MANDY BRADSHAW met her at her gorgeous Churcham farmhouse

As a child, Anne Thomas learned about gardening on her father's allotment, riding there on the handlebars of his bike, and she always had her own patch.

Today, that patch is considerably bigger - about an acre - but her love of gardening is just as strong. Indeed, she cannot imagine not growing things.

"Even if I had just a courtyard I'd have pots," she says.

It's a passion ...

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