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A. No-one is sure when international travel will resume potentially after May 17. Wizz Air has ‘Flex’ Luton to Bourgas returns from £257 (wizzair.com), allowing cancellation with a credit up to three hours before a flight. Q. I am due to go to Jersey in May. Will this be possible? Alan Moore, via email. Tourists will be able to visit Jersey, pictured, from April 26. Pictured is Gorey Castle and the harbour of Saint Martin A. Yes, from April 26. You’ll need to fill in a Safer Travel registration form. See gov.je. Q. We booked with Brittany Ferries to go to France for D-Day commemorations in 2019, but my husband fell ill. ....
As we peer cautiously into spring, the weather is still fickle but the light is stretching daily and green shoots are beginning to burst from hedges, frozen ground and sodden soil. It will be just a few short weeks before our gardens demand us to become active gardeners again, nurturing them after a long and – for many of us – fierce winter. But before we get to work I’m going to catch up on some of the many queries sent in by you that I haven’t had space to answer over the past few months. I’m always grateful for the questions you send in, not least because it keeps me connected to the problems and concerns of your gardens rather than those of just my own. So please keep them coming and remember, we can only publish them if you include your name and address. ....