Bulbs are usually much more complex and interesting than their catalogue descriptions suggest The most outrageous newcomer was the allium, Globemaster. At first, I tried being sniffy about it, saying it was too big for its own good, etc, etc But in fact it was fantastic. This year I’m going for Purple Gem, described as ...
GeneralNick Abendanon, Joe Maddock and Chris Malone start the game, while Shaun Berne relocates to outside centre.If Leicester shut out this latest combination, the return to fitness of the Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu will be the most urgent item on the Recreation Ground agenda.Premiership team news* BATH v LEICESTER(Today, 2.15pm)Chris Malone is at fly-half for ...
GeneralSeason the livers and add to the pan and continue to fry on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring every so often. Heat a good knob of butter in a frying pan and briefly fry the shallots and garlic for a minute or so without colouring. Serves 4 If you’re a grouse lover, ...
GeneralIt should be the kind of tame inquiry that allows a manager to relax into an interview, but Roy Keane had an unexpectedly terse reply when asked about the number of good luck messages he had received ahead of his Sunderland managerial debut today “Yeah. Zero,” came the considered response, although it was not ...
GeneralIt will be a good season.” Consider yourself at home: The foreign footballers who came, saw and were conquered * JAN MOLBY (Denmark) Only 21 when he arrived from Ajax in 1984 to play for Liverpool, he quickly grew to sound more Scouse than many locals. I stood in front of the reporters and had ...
GeneralIf you can’t find ceps, any other wild mushroom will do instead.You may need one or two wild ducks, depending on whether you’re eating this salad as a main course or starter. If you can get your hands on widgeon, two birds will be fine as a starter; if you want to cook this as ...
GeneralThe UUP’s assembly members, MPs and peers – including the influential Lord Kilclooney, former deputy leader of the UUP’s parliamentary party – meet in Belfast this morning. It is not too late for them to ask some questions rather than merely throw the package out, as the more moderate elements will surely realise.There are, of ...
GeneralIf I didn’t think I could go to the Olympics in 2004 and win it I would not be doing this. I would give up and get a job in Boots.”I believe I have still to reach my peak and I am upbeat because I know that I can get back. I am going to ...
GeneralMarion Jones, seeking to equal her team-mate Maurice Greene’s feat of winning three consecutive world 100 metres titles, suffered the biggest upset there could possibly have been at these World Championships as she was beaten to the gold medal by Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, who had ended the American’s 54-race unbeaten run in the semi-final. Marion Jones, ...
GeneralBut the Briton struggled to reproduce his best form, securing just three out of 10 break point opportunities, although he was assisted by Tabara’s 32 unforced errors. Henman never looked in danger of being broken, let alone losing a set.”As first-round matches go they’re never particularly easy but I was pleased,” Henman said. “I was ...
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