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The National Youth Agency: Comment -- Sowing the seeds

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They do things differently in France. I was reminded of our differing philosophies by a photograph showing the transformation of 2km of the Champs-Elysees leading up to the Arc de Triomphe into a giant garden, "to remind people that man lives at the heart of nature".

The famous Parisian avenue had been covered by 8,000 small fields of imported soil and giant containers, separated by footpaths of wood chippings. Spectacular, but somehow I can't quite picture it happening on Oxford Street.

Gardening and keeping on top of nature loom large in our calendar this side of the Channel too at this time of year. I've been doing my bit by opening up our garden to public scrutiny to help raise money for a local good cause. But my minor success story is of course small potatoes when compared with the annual showcase that is the Chelsea Flower Show, which took place last week.

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