Weston’s Mark Cox, of Baytree Garden Centre, gives advice on growing plums

In his regular column Mark Cox looks at plum growing.

Billy excelled himself this week by tying his red, white and blue pairs of boxer shorts together to create bunting to adorn his cell in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Mr McKay honoured the Queen by polishing his shoes to a mirror like finish and X-man entered into the spirit by doing his best Prince Charles impression, quite frankly it was rubbish but nobody had the heart to tell him otherwise.

Thankfully for me I wasn’t subjected to X-Man’s show as Mr McKay had asked me to attend a special Jubilee garden party. At this event which was to be held at Wandsworth – the home of his arch nemesis Mr Bronson – the assembled wardens would officially announce the categories that they’d be entering into at the prestigious Wardens National Gardening Show.