Summary
TOM HART DYKE's passion for flowers nearly cost him his life. He tells JANE KELLY about the amazing world-shaped garden he planned when he was being held captive by guerillas, expecting to be killed
Adventurous toff Tom Hart Dyke is surely England's most extraordinary gardener. And the amazing garden he is creating, the idea for which came to him when he was facing execution in a remote jungle - may just save his family's ancient castle and restore their withered fortunes, as we see in a new TV series.See the full content of this document
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Wild at Hart
In the garden, Tom takes me to the top of Everest, although the summit is only 5ft 8in high. From up here I look across at Mongolia's mountains. 'We've used 15,000 tractor and car tyres,' says Tom. 'I might make them Everest instead. We're doing Afghanistan this weekend and Iran by Easter.' Tom is ...
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