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Old 22-03-2006, 08:38 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Tom Gardner
 
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(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
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You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB.


Long Ashton Research Station is no more; it
is in the process of being buried under N factorial
"executive homes". That's a singularly nasty fate
since the primary characteristic of an "executive
home" is that the garden is about the size of
a large kitchen table.

Caused a big stink locally since the lang was a
gift to the University of Bristol provided that it
stayed in an agricultural use. Guess where the
money went

The local off-licence now only stocks
bog-standard cider