1. Everything you need to grow tastier tomatoes

Fruit fans are invited to a tomato growing weekend at a Hare Hatch garden centre.

2. Lettuce now sow summer seeds for salads galore

April seems to have flown past this year and with summer just around the corner I don’t seem to have done half as much as I should. In the next few weeks it is time to get cracking and sow some seeds.

3. Treasure trove in gravel

The gravel path at the side of the house needed weeding at the weekend but it offered up far more than just weeds.

4. A nightingale sings – after huge journey

It is all about migration now, as I trawl the countryside trying to spot the new arrivals each day.

5. Wage war on pests – with help of netting

Everything in the garden is beginning to romp away now that the ground is warming up.

6. Mower ’bout that – cutting lawn with leg power

7. Gardeners urged to go peat-free

Gardeners are being urged not to use peat this spring because of the damage it can do – even though it is thought of as a ‘green’ product.

8. Kites keep the river in their sights

One of the good things about working at the Caversham end of Reading is the opportunity to enjoy lunch breaks along the River Thames.

9. Water way to get rid of your cares after work

There are those who turn to drink in a crisis while others find tranquilisers or sedatives a means of escape.

10. I got the blues, I’m so happy

It is impossible to feel miserable in my front garden at this time of year because the garden has got the blues.