Gardening Cuttings: Hot pots

THE unquenchable appetite of slugs for lilies in the ground has forced me to put more lilies in pots. That means more pots. Casa Catalan, at 15 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 and 16-18 Heath Street, NW3, has the best selection I have seen. Not just Spanish but Chinese, Thai, Italian, Malaysian. Open daily (10am-6.30pm).