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Asparagus

Often the most treasured part of any vegetable garden, a bed of asparagus is well worth having if you’ve got space.

The delicate flavour of freshly cut asparagus is the highlight of any vegetable harvest.

It’s hard to believe this gastronomic delight is related to the prickly, straggly little bushes that carpet Greek hillsides and adorn British windowsills in pots.