April arrives and with it, if the weathermen are to be believed, some real signs of spring weather! Like a good deal of the country, here in Devon the rainfall has been remarkable.

At least we shouldn’t have any hosepipe bans this summer!

The weather has meant we are behind with our ground preparations and early sowings. So April is going to be a very busy month – let’s get to it folks!

Suddenly March is with us and let’s hope it proves to be a real harbinger of spring!

The weather in February with its constant, cold, wet weather seemed to go on and on throughout the month. So much for our hopes of an early start in 2025.

British gardeners however are nothing if not optimistic, so let’s hope March ‘gets us growing!’

February is with us and hopefully it will be a little more spring-like to make up for what was a pretty cold January, especially in the more northerly parts of the country.

Another year and hopefully we gardeners’ approach 2025 with a sense of optimism!

Organic, sustainable, free-range…phew all these terms can get confusing when you are doing the weekly food shop!  You know they are positive labels on the food that you are buying, but what do they mean?

Where has the year gone? The months have gone so quickly in another passing year!

It’s true to say that that our weather has varied around the country, but in general, later crops and flowering displays were good around the country.

However, we have one month to go, so let’s take a look for what’s happening in our December garden.

So from autumn we move towards winter, though I know some areas of the country would argue that they actually missed their autumn and went straight from summer to winter!

Let’s hope though the weather is kind to us this month, as there is a lot to do in our November garden to prepare for winter!