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MG have been the first in of a wave of Chinese brand electric cars coming down the road to Europe, and are making the most of their head start here, writes Brian Byrne. Their latest model is the MG4, the first EV hatchback from the marque, once a sporty iconic British one but now owned by the giant SAIC Motor Company in China. Driving the MG4 was being very much in the public eye. It turned heads all the time, and not just because of the orange colour, appropriately named Volcano. The car is very smartly styled, and quite distinctive. The designers went for advanced-looking lights up front and a brace of spoilers at the back extending from the roof that reference some supercar styling motifs. The visual kink in the profile made by black colouring in the lower parts does its bit too. No question, here is something smart. In size The MG4 sits between Renault’s Megane E-Tech and Cupra’s Born electric cars, but is wider than both. All three can be considered in the space where V...

With spring around the corner it is time to deal with the death and disasters of our exotic garden plants. With the worst winter in at least ten years behind us we can finally assess the damage of our so-called cold-hardy tropical effect plants. Its not good as many of our overwintering plants in the greenhouse have failed along with a number of those left outside under protection. So we have a garden with plants that we know have died, yet still have many corms, tubers and bulbs which are still under the ground that we don’t know whether they have survived or not. However the warmer weather of spring is inevitable even though there is no sign of the freezing weather moving on. If you would like to watch more content like this and follow our garden journey as the year continues then why not consider subscribing to our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’? It is absolutely free and you can unsubscribe at any time.