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Join the urban guerrillas for clandestine night-time gardening
Meet 8-ish on the Lambeth Road,” the text read. “Tree pit as yet undecided.” Directions for my night's illicit rendezvous – or the G-spot as it is known – amid the tower blocks of south London are becoming clearer. The adrenaline kicks in. Am I ready to flout convention, break the rules, take part in what some would argue is a criminal activity and go, er, gardening? (06/05) More
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