After many months of snow and ice it is time to start gardening again. Some ideas about what to plant and what to do in your garden now

When it's too cold or wet for gardening, or the allotment is covered in snow, it's time to look at gardening books and websites. Lots of ideas here and on our links pages

Well done to everybody who won prizes in this year's branch competition. See pictures of their gardens and the prize-giving.

Volunteers organised by Community Service Volunteers, and supervised by allotment committee members brought gardening for disabled gardeners much closer to a reality on the Hoxton Manor allotment site. See photos from the morning here, and photos from the afternoon here