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soil as possible and store the energy-packed tubers in a dry, frost-free place until spring. I have decided to try a bit of an experiment this year and am going to leave some of my dahlia tubers in the ground. Instead of digging them up, I will cover

are quite big and heavy some sort of staking would be advisable. Keep deadheading through the flowering season and dig up and store the tubers immediately after the first frost. By store I mean put them in a box of dry compost in a shed

and store them in underground larders for later consumption.So far, there is only one molehill in my garden, so I hope that it looked around, didn’t think much of the surroundings and legged it somewhere else. Otherwise I may have to do something. There's a

bunches of grapes. I had a quick wander around after that looking at buds and the first emerging leaves. It is awesome to think how much energy is stored up in those little parcels, just waiting for the warm weather.This is Prunus 'Tai-Haku', which

sodden and the best thing I can do is stay well away. If I walk about on borders - which is what I should be doing during spring - then the ground will become compacted and I will be storing up troubles for later in the season. I could use