Happy New Year

It occurs to me as we look back over the triumphs and disappointing debris of the old year, that it is just as well none of us really knows what lies ahead in this fresh, pristine new year - a snowfall yet unblemished by our trials and tribulations.

We have every reason to remain optimistic at the beginning of 2010. For some of us it will be a better year and others of us it may prove to be even more difficult. But as none of us know what 2010 will bring let's try to embrace the new year with optimism and cheerfulness and see if we can't keep that going as a mantra for the months to come. Yes we are going to have a few pitfalls, but some unexpected good fortune may equally be on the cards.   Nature, being what it is, is really rather more dependable than the economic climate or the weather, and as it is comforting to know that our gardens will rarely disappoint us.

So wishing all of us, gardeners and non-greenfingers folk alike,  a bright and hopeful year,  I hope too that we shall see a growing number of followers this year and look forward to some lively chats as the gardening year gets underway.