Some people look ahead to summer and plan their holiday during the cold, dull days of January. We look ahead to summer and plan our work in the garden. We've several ideas of what we want to do with the ground where the large willow tree was taken out last year (after clearing the nettles, creeping buttercup and dockens).

And, two months later than usual, I've ordered my summer bedding plants. Now, where did I put that seed catalogue…?