After a busy week of press interviews, autograph sessions and refining some magical skills we caught up with Harry Potter to discuss his gardening hobby.

Harry: It's all about balance. Knowing when to say "Enough is enough" and take some time off. There'll always be an evil character to destroy and I'm realising more and more that it's not solely my repsonsiblity. The Fab Four are getting a bit of press at the moment...leave it to them I say.

G4D: What are you working on in your garden at the moment?

Harry: Lighting. I read your Hot Gardening Predictions for 2006 and realised I was lacking some oomph! in my garden at night. I wanted to show off some of my plantings and landscape features regardless of when the sun went down.

G4D: Some people are saying your gardening methods are a little unorthodox how would you respond to your critics?

Harry: Sure, here they may seem a little different but at Hogworts they laugh at me for being a purist. I make my own compost, admittedly they have worms of doom crawling throughout, so that may seem a tad queer, but mostly I plant annuals, mow the lawn...you know, the usualstuff gardeners do.

G4D: And you never use magic?

Harry: There have been times for sure when I've had guests coming over for lunch and I couldn't be bothered weeding the front flower beds. But that's a rarity.

G4D: You've been in the news recently as a greens activist. Has that stemmed from your gardening activities?

Harry: Sure. I hate seeing trees cut down to make pencils and drum sticks. I think we need to look after our natural vegetation before it all vanishes.

G4D: You also unveiled your recent landscaping project at your home with many of your friends, and obviously the press, attending. How did it go and what was their reaction?

Harry: I think they were pleasantly surprised actually. They didn't say a lot but I knew they were a little overwhelmed with what I'd constructed.