The Gardeners' World Blog

The Champions League and FA Cup will rightly take centre stage for the next few days, but a what a finish there promises to be to the Premiership season. A few weeks ago, every major issue appeared virtually resolved. Manchester United for the title, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League, and Charlton, West Ham and Watford adrift at the bottom.

I wouldn't put much money on Liverpool not finishing third or fourth, and Watford's great win yesterday may well not save them. Otherwise, on all fronts, the season looks like going all the way. "It's up for grabs now," as a certain ITV commentator once famously said.

This year’s Masters was a bit out-of-the-ordinary for many reasons – not least the ‘unlikely’ victory of long-shot Zach Johnson (anywhere between 60-1 and 200-1 depending on your bookie) whose 289 (one over par) winning score was the equal highest in Masters history.

Despite being a golf lover, I’m ashamed to admit I fell asleep before the closing stages – (I hasten to add I was not on duty at the time) which was a shame as it meant I missed Johnson ‘turning into a spigot’, as one writer put his emotional greenside celebrations.

That would have given a nice weepy symmetry to my weekend - have any of you ever seen so many grown men cry as in Saturday’s edition of Joseph?.