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Description: In general, the central region of any territory may be called its midlands. In the UK and Ireland, the term seems to be ... more

Midlands ... reseved for the "middle" in the vertical (North/South) direction - but countries oriented more EW might use "Mid" with a horizontal meaning (ie between East and West). In the UK, Scotland and England both have midland areas famous enough for the capital M (ie "Midlands" as a name, not just a description. If country is not specified, then "Midlands" usually means the English Midlands. Note that Wales has "Mid Wales" (not "The Welsh Midlands") and Ireland (the island) has its own Midlands (in the Republic).

Newest Review: ... probably never have heard of it. Don't bother going and looking for a website because they don't have one. The only way you are going to find out about it is by going there. It's in Lymm, in Cheshire. It's a couple of miles from either J19 or J20 off the M6, just South of the Thelwell Viaduct or J7 off the M56. There ... more

... are signpost you can follow but keep a keen eye because they are easy to miss. Immediately you turn into the gravel drive you know this isn't your average garden centre. It's as much antique centre as garden centre. They have ju...more

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Midlands: The Secret Garden (1469 words)
by - written on 07/09/04 (Very useful, 221 readings)
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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

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