Emma Marriott is a freelance writer and editor whose previous works for Michael O'Mara Books include I Used to Know That: History, Bad History: How We Got the Past Wrong and The History of the World in Bite-sized Chunks.
GARDENING A favourite British pastime on a public holiday is to potter in the garden. The British love to garden whether it’s in their own backyard, patio or garden in hanging baskets and window boxes or on a rented parcel of land known as allotments (see here). There are numerous gardening television and radio programmes and every May, crowds flock to the Chelsea Flower Show in London.