What Spring Has in Store Vacant space in the vegetable garden is hardly a short commodity at this time of year, yet few of us really think about utilising it until the following year. Not only are we denying ourselves an assortment of new vegetables to enjoy next year, especially in the spring when pickings are in short supply, but we're also missing out on the ideal sowing and planting conditions that September presents. Lawn MOT What's you lawn looking like after another gruelling summer holiday season? If your children or grandchildren have been keeping themselves occupied on your turf, you've probably got one or two bare patches to say the least. Plant Now for a Garden Harvest Everyone knows the value of eating plenty of fresh fruit and what could be better than getting some of it from your own garden? The boom in growing edible plants is set to continue and it's easy to see why. How rewarding, to be picking your own fruit that you've watched maturing over the weeks! Good for body and soul, fresh fruit packed with vitamins will feed your sense of well-being and reinforce your connection with nature in a way that shop-bought never could. Hardy Hibiscus (Tree Mallow) "Tree Mallow" (Hibiscus syriacus) is one of the best sights in the garden this month. Except for the Hydrangea, it can be a tricky time to find colour in the shrub border at the moment, but there's no denying the beauty of Hibiscus.