Make 2017 your year for gardening

Want to try gardening this year? Here’s where to begin.Having closed the door on an absolute scoundrel of a year, it’s time to stick my hands in some compost and get ready for the restorative magic of watching new shoots emerge. The world is in an increasingly scary state, but nurturing new life provides a welcome balm and a promise of a bountiful harvest of fruit, vegetables and colourful blossom to come.I know I’m speaking mainly to the already converted here, but we need gar