He is also a former head gardener of Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire and Godinton Park in Kent.

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Head Gardener Gary Long had a glimpse of a "very large black cat-like creature" and now believes it could have been the 'Beast'.

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Herm's head gardener is hoping to make it four out of four as the island is again a finalist in Britain in Bloom.

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The 33-acre farm goes beyond organic, running on "biodynamic, " or self-sustaining, principles, as much as a small farm can, said Jairo Gonzalez, the head gardener.

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He was a trainee in his early 20s at Powis Castle in 1991 and has now returned as its head gardener - only its third in 25 years.

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Chambers is due to go head-to-head with Mark Lewis-Francis and Jason Gardener in Ostrava on Thursday night in what looked set to be an exciting run-off for the place in the British team.

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