- Contributed byÌý
- Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2005
- People in story:Ìý
- Frederick Smith
- Location of story:Ìý
- Dorking, Surrey
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4414529
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 10 July 2005
During the war, whilst everyone else was busy planting vegetables as part of the dig for victory effort my father came up with a scheme to grow tobacco. He laid the entire small garden aside to Angelica in the hope of creating liquid tobacco.
Unfortunately his plan did not turn out to be a success and the next spring we planted out vegetables, much to the relief of my Mother.
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