More haste, less speed
IN my horticultural work and play, I have proved time and again the speed of manual over mechanical (‘You reap what you sow’, June 26). A few hand tools and the power of a natural breeze takes 15 minutes over a mechanical hour to clear away most plant debris. The blissful peace of the broom over jamming strimmers and shouting operatives cannot be emphasised enough.
Carole Alderman, East Sussex
