It’s that time of year here in England when, bucked by a sunny day, we go into the garden to weed, clean up and think about planting flowers. Yesterday was just such a day for me and, after planting some young bedding plants in the pots, I couldn’t help but notice the sorry state of my beloved gnomes, most of which were ashen-faced from lack of sunshine (and vitamin D after a terribly disappointing summer last year) or they were suffering from gnome eczema; in fact, some of them needed a complete face-lift. Luckily, I enjoy a bit of gnome cosmetic surgery and make-overs…