Country Life | 23rd August 2017
HOW TO BE A WINNER AT THE VEGETABLE SHOW
Everyone who has ever admired a winning entry at a vegetable show has, before too long, overheard a voice somewhere nearby assert that they have better at home. Idle talk, of course, and unworthy, but there must always be people who look at the exhibits and wonder what they would have to do to get among the prizes. In the past, the fraternity of prizewinners always appeared to emanate a conspiracy of silence, as if the secrets of victory could only be divined by the members of a shadowy inner circle. If there ever was any truth in
that notion, it has since vanished like the morning dew in the modern spirit of sharing valuable knowledge.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Country Life 23rd August 2017.