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It has been one of those typical early spring weeks, not enough hours to do everything I want to do. The team from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine came down for a couple of days to take a series of photographs on how to raise plants from seed

to eat well.From the heady heights of Chelsea it's comforting to return to the herb farm and back to earth. I've spent the past few days cutting back the returned show plants and putting them back outside. I've also been cutting back next year's stock

cutting back this herb - it shoots off old wood, and is tolerant of hard pruning.I then moved on to the bay trees. I have two standard bay trees, both more than 20 years old. They each take a day and a half to have a full haircut. I know it removes

the cowslips, Primula vulgaris, have gone into full flower in early April. There are a few buds left, but they won't hold for a further five weeks, so these herbs will definitely miss the show. Luckily, they're not required for any of the show gardens we