HE'S a Cook, a gardener and a Little Gem. And Jake Cook is still only five years old.

York's youngest horticulturist already has his own greenhouse in which he grows tomatoes, sunflowers and strawberries. At this rate, he could soon supply York Market single-handed.

If his passion for the garden grows with him, we predict a blossoming future for Jake. He could one day be the new Alan Titchmarsh with a book deal and natural history series all of his own.

Updated: 09:20 Thursday, October 21, 2004