1. Sand martins are yet to be spotted

Spring has very definitely sprung and I am much more enthusiastic than normal to get out and about.

2. Give a bird a home

3. My spring containers have gone to pot this year

Very soon, the sound of lawnmowers will waft on the weekend breeze.

4. Learn to grow your own food

A Shinfield garden centre will be teaching visitors how to grow their own food from this week.

5. Kennet Valley Park a good use of land

You may already have heard the news that the planned development of 7,500 homes in the south west corner of Reading is no longer going ahead.

6. Asparagus – one great glory of the garden

One of the great glories of the vegetable garden is asparagus and England is the best place to grow it.

7. Go for gold with Green Fingers gardening competition

Gardeners in Wokingham can grow for gold following the launch of the town’s annual horticultural competition.

8. Sow seeds now if you want blooming beautiful gardens

The single most depressing activity in the garden for me is sawing.

9. Don’t let cold hold up garden progress

This winter has been the coldest for more than 30 years with an average temperature of just 1.5C.

10. Gardening - Hoping for a bountiful fruit basket

Most people will be behind in their garden chores thanks to the uninviting weather.