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Once again it poured with rain at the weekend, so my heavy clay soil was too wet to be worked. Instead, I made for the greenhouse, to do a spot of cleaning.I spent a thoroughly productive couple of hours, jet washing the glass inside and out and removing algae from between the pa...

) the pots won't need bringing indoors over winter. Over the years I've amassed quite a collection. So why is it that so many of them have broken?Admittedly we've had a colder winter than in recent years, but it wasn’t that cold, and I live in Hampshire

from his garden...So, yes, it's a great mix of indoors and out, advice, chats, book signings, glorious gardens and of course the ‘RHS Floral Marquee’, which could all too easily empty my bank account. Lucky really that I'm being kept so busy!

At this time of year it’s all too easy to stay indoors and become a couch potato. When I do venture into the garden, my fingers ache with the cold and the ground is so slippery I can barely stay upright. I can’t even warm up by working the soil

indoor lettuces some much-needed ventilation. I must remember, though, to shut it before temperatures drop this evening. I mustn't get lulled into a false sense of security...