Vegetables
Can’t beet it! Humble mangelwurzel to star at Chelsea flower show
April 12, 2026They are an unloved root vegetable traditionally grown for cattle feed, and when pulled from the ground they look like an ingredient destined for a witch’s cauldron. But the humble mangelwurzel will be in pride of place in the Great Pavilion at this year’s Chelsea flower show (19-23 May), after becoming the subject of an […]
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London fair features veggie sculptures from squash Trump to ‘Cauli Parton’
June 7, 2025Vegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display on Saturday at the Lambeth country show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park. The two-day show features sheep-shearing, livestock competitions, food, music and a vegetable sculpture contest that has attracted national renown for […]
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