Lovely shunflower

A keen gardener thinks he's found the secret to growing enormous sunflowers - the occasional drop of brandy.



Dave Kemp is the envy of his neighbours in Seton Gardens, Dagenham, after growing a towering 15ft plant in his front garden.

"I don't feed them" said Dave, 48. "But I'm a brandy drinker myself, and after I've had a couple I like to go out and share a drop with them. It doesn't seem to have done them any harm!"