Blimey, this is a bit of a strange category. It's as though Dooyoo don't quite know what to do with we awkward types who refuse to be lumped in either with the "North" or with the "South" of England when lazy journalists insist on dividing the country that way. To be honest, you can't really blame Dooyoo if that is indeed so, since one of the most interesting things about the region in which I have lived all my life is its sheer variety. It's simply not possible to say, "The Midlands is like *this*" and sum it up in a sentence. (I suppose that's a good job really, since not that many sentences are over 150 words!) Even defining ...  Read the complete review

Do you like garden centres? Yeh, me neither. I'm usually in and out as quickly as I can. Where we are we have no end of choices; Notcutts, Longacres, Wyevale, a few independents... They're all the same though. Row upon row of plants, pots, potting compost... They are a necessity no doubt and they do seem to do extraordinary business. All of them here are packed out every weekend. Why? You can only fill your garden with just so many plants. Surely they're not all dying all the time that the need to be continually replaced? Mind you, I shouldn't talk; the number of plants ...  Read the complete review