A time when last year's stock of stored vegetables is finished and new crops haven't come on stream, the hungry gap provides few pickings from the garden.
Forget spa days or fancy hotel breaks – if you want to send your spirits soaring take a woodland walk and you'll probably chance upon an endless carpet of brave little snowdrops.
Bitter, wet and wintry afternoons are of little use to the gardener who likes to get his or her hands dirty, but planning this year's veg garden is a worthwhile way to pass the dreichest of days.
After giving you my thoughts last week on what benefits the organic approach has for the gardener, I am widening the lens this week to look at how the environment can reap the rewards of gardeners eschewing synthetic chemicals in favour of natural principles.
Organic growing has been under the horticultural spotlight lately, so it's time I nailed my colours to the mast and explained why I believe the organic approach is best.
16 February 2013
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