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I’m not one for New Year resolutions, but there’s a nagging voice in my head (no, it’s not my wife) saying I should make one.My shed has become a disgrace … again. I did give it a good clearout a couple of years ago, but the clutter accumulates

Where would you be without a shed? I know you hear a lot about men (well, it is usually men) using their shed as a retreat, as a sanctuary, but I can't say I fall into that category.Some do claim their shed is somewhere to escape to, especially

Totting up the value of everything in my garden shed this week, I was amazed at how much it came to. There are the big items like a mower, shredder and pressure washer, then all the smaller things from forks and spades to secateurs, greenhouse

to integrate some 'planned' piles of logs and prunings at the back of borders for these creatures, but they often have their own preferences for sheds and sheltered corners.The untidy gardener in me can use all those piles of autumn leaves and debris around

. When the children were small she'd jump into the paddling pool with them. Now she prefers sitting with her mouth wide open gobbling at the water. I almost expect her to fill up like a balloon, but things like that only happen in cartoons.Such fun

wasted.Later in October I'll be able to start picking other varieties (I've about 10 in all), including Cox, that have also cropped really well this year. These later ripening varieties do store much better, so I set them out in wooden, stacking trays

we are making the changes we are making. We are simply going to refocus to satisfy the needs of our core audience."However, criticism of the programme continued through 2010, leading to the announcement last week of further changes for 2011