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February 27, 2011

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Bear necessities

February 20, 2011

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February 17, 2011

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February 13, 2011

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February 10, 2011

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February 09, 2011

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Alison Levey: Amateur, certainly not an expert, but obsessional gardener based in Leicester. I love writing about my garden, garden visits and garden related subjects. Member of the Garden Media Guild. Recently I have rediscovered my love of dressmaking, so now my non-gardening days are spent with my sewing machine.

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