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I am looking forward to spring. Snowdrops are out now, daffodils are starting to peek out from the ground, and temperatures have been above freezing - even at night.

I’m starting to think about seeds and plants for the summer seeing as we’ll probably be staying put this year (unless they’ve already remarketed the flat seeing as we haven’t returned the form yet!). Second-floor gardening in Scotland isn’t easy, but I’d like to get some herbs growing early so we can have them all summer, and I think probably more vegetable plants. Last year we grew three tomato plants and a pepper plant in the flat, and the pepper is still alive and well and bearing slightly freakishly-shaped fruits. I also need to find some way of stopping window boxes jumping to their deaths whenever a breeze picks up - we’ve lost so many window boxes through there suicidal tendencies now that I just don’t trust them anymore.

Flowers would be nice, too, but they’re honestly becoming of secondary importance. A plant needs to earn its keep around here to justify a place in our small flat, and if it’s a competition between one day eating the fruits of our labour, or just watching it bloom, then eating wins every time.

I’m thinking it’s going to be another sore year for my bank account as I buy up everything we need. You might want to invest in Homebase now…