Prize-winning crossword

Use the following answers to complete a quotation from 17th century diarist John Evelyn: ‘There is not 17 down 29 down a 12 across 1 across 16 down than is 27 across 7 down good Gard’ners.’

ACROSS

1 Requiring much time and effort (9) 6 and 4 down Well-known type of compost (4,5) 10 Made slightly wet (8) 11 Precise (5) 12 Greater amount (4) 13 Designed to serve a particular long-term purpose (9) 18 Species or variety name meaning ‘very early’ (7) 20 Type of cat from old Thailand? (7) 24 Open area between Piccadilly and Buckingham Palace, London (5,4) 27 Take ___, boy band (4) 28 6 and 31 across, for example (5) 30 Capital of Hungary (8) 31 Queen of England, 1702-14 (4) 32 Of a plant, growing along the ground (9)

DOWN

2 Eucharis grandiflora, the ‘___ lily’ (6) 3 Bird of prey, and an award-winning variety of penstemon (6) 4 See 6 across 5 Beneath (5) 7 and 9 down Birds ___, BBC sitcom (2,1,7) 8 Become aware of (6) 9 See 7 down 14 Hints (4) 15 and 16 The ___, classic BBC self-sufficiency sitcom (4,4) 17 In the midst of (7) 19 Back part (4) 21 Programme of business for a meeting (6) 22 State of near insensibility (6) 23 Breed of hound with long, drooping ears (6) 25 Translucent fossilised resin (5) 26 Honour, prestige (5) 29 Adult males (3)