Flowering Inferno ; Neighbour Weeding with a Blowtorch Reduces Next Door Garden to Cinders

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IT is the latest ingenious development in the battle to keep garden flower beds weed-free.

But when Dr Robert Gailey bought a hand-held blowtorch to stop unwanted roots from spreading, he killed-off more than the odd dandelion or buttercup.

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Flowering Inferno ; Neighbour Weeding with a Blowtorch Reduces Next Door Garden to Cinders

The scientist accidentally incinerated his neighbours' garden after sparks from the device turned their lawn and shrubbery into an infer...