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Cherry blossoms galore: Europe's largest Japanese garden is in France
Picnic beneath pink trees and celebrate the tradition of Hanami at the Parc Oriental de Maulévrier
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'I am too afraid to drive in France - it feels like the wrong side of the road'
Columnist Cynthia Spillman gives her advice on acclimatising to French roads and motorways
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'Nesting swallows have become a pest at my French home'
Columnist Samantha David is irked but the birds enjoy protected status
Garden risk
Writing as a lifelong gardener, it appals me that anyone is still using glyphosate-based products, such as Roundup, in the garden and thereby putting themselves, their families, friends and domestic animals at risk.
The sooner these products are off the shelves, the better.
Gardening is not about poisoning things.
Michèle Bailey, Éguilles
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