Patricia Deacon's old gardening clothes

Patricia Deacon's old gardening clothes

We are asking keen gardeners to send in photos of their old gardening clothes, and in return we're giving them a free pair of Genus socks.

Thanks very much to Patricia Deacon for this wonderful image.  In her words:

"Now you can see why a pair of your gardening trousers is top of my wish list for Christmas!"


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