But it was Abbott who initiated a process for resolving Australia’s fraught same-sex marriage debate by a national plebiscite, a process eventually implemented by his nemesis and successor as Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.Some of Abbott’s closest friends are gay.
Terry Wallace, 84, and his wife Rita, 80, both worked in supermarkets before retiring. 'My parents bought this house in 1963. Her pent-up frustration over her political predicament bubbled over that day, but her words resonated and, unfortunately for Abbott, stuck hard.Ironically, Abbott is being attacked so fiercely for his social views when, in reality, he is remarkably easy about people disagreeing with him. I've always been a hands-on person. 'I'm a keen walker, but if I'm not walking I'm in the garden. 'I particularly like heleniums, such as 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'. During lockdown it was very hard not seeing family, but the garden has been our salvation. Bedding plants are all right, but they only last a year. Read about the four finalists here, and decide which would be your choice. Richard manages a woodland conservation project for adults with learning disabilities and Sharon works in human resources.Have you transformed your own garden during the pandemic? Unlike some other politicians who cannot admit defeat, he accepts in good grace being on the losing side of an argument; his unquestioning acceptance of Australians overwhelmingly voting for same-sex marriage in the 2017 plebiscite is a case in point.And if Hancock cared to look at Abbott’s record in his own portfolio, he could have observed that, as Health minister Abbott was a champion of hugely boosted investment in Australia’s NHS equivalent.Furthermore, he had the foresight, in the mid-2000s, to ensure Australia had a national pandemic plan, and operational readiness for a pandemic, that has helped save Australia from the full ravages of Covid-19 felt so tragically in Britain, Europe and the United States.Instead of asserting why Abbott is wrong for Britain merely in terms of out-of-context comments from years ago and his entrenched public image, consider instead why Abbott would be good for his mooted trade role.As I wrote om this site last week, as Prime Minister he oversaw the finalising of three major bilateral trade deals, with China, Japan and South Korea, as well as pursuing a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. It's reddish yellow and it goes on and on flowering. 'We really wanted the garden to feel like a tranquil extension to the house, and to have year-round interest with plenty of evergreen shrubs. At the bottom of the garden I made a pond, with a stream and a waterfall. 'It amazes us that we still flush out such fantastic gardens after all these years,' says judge Hamish Webb. Every area of Pam and Barry's garden is beautifully planted and well cared for.' Richard Smithson, 63, and his wife Sharon, 66, live in Chesterfield in Derbyshire (pictured in their garden)The couple transformed their boring square lawn and concrete drive into a magnificent haven of dozens of different plants'The garden had a square lawn, with narrow borders and a concrete drive that went the length of the garden, leading to an old garage. 'We also have ferns, grasses and of course acers – you can't have a Japanese garden without them.Agapanthus grow in the front garden, along with uchsias, lobelias and pelargoniums'Sometimes the most unusual plants give you the most pleasure. That sums up how we feel about it. 'We started working on the garden within a week of moving in, even though we were also working on the house and didn't have much money to spend. 'Scent is very important.
'I've never been to Japan, although I feel a connection with it. The couple say they're thrilled to be shortlisted'Sharon has lived in our 1930s semi-detached house for 28 years, and I moved in five years later,' says Richard. – and yes, he has said unwise, even stupid, things in the past – who hasn’t?

'We've lived here for 52 years. 'We both wanted to move away from straight lines and have a natural, organic flow. 'Sharon has a love of nature and an interest in textiles, which shows in the way she weaves plants and colours into the design. As Prime Minister, he had complete confidence in his chief of staff, Peta Credlin, a woman so formidable that she is to Dominic Cummings what Wodehouse’s Aunt Agatha was to Bertie Wooster, and whose inquisitions of ministers would make Burley’s rounding on Hancock look tame.Abbott’s permanent secretary as John Howard’s Health minister was an equally tough woman, for whom he was prepared to resign if Howard moved her. 'We get lovely comments about our front garden from passers-by, but I think they'd be surprised to see the back, which is quite different. 'Even in winter we have scents and colour from mahonias, sarcococcas and callicarpas. I can't see the point of a rose without fragrance. You're always thinking ahead and planning, designing things in your head.

before and after pictures with a brief description and your contact details to lockdowngardens@dailymail.co.uk and we'll publish the best in a forthcoming issue.


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