Geoffrey Smith, who shared his gardening knowledge with his British TV and radio audiences and readers for decades, has died at the age of 80. The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday that Smith, who died of unspecified causes, was known for discussing the world of gardening on BBC series such as Gardeners'

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By Emma Townshend Gardeners veer between being interested in what science has to offer - new weedkillers, slug poisons, Miracle-Gro - and much preferring plain old practical experience and common sense.