Sweet peas got a mention in my first blog back in February. And they are front of mind once again, as I find myself pre-occupied with two different types of sweet pea - the multicoloured, fragrant cottage garden favourite and my grand-daughter,  Jessica, who lives in Zurich but is making her first visit to UK this Easter weekend.

I arrived at the garden centre this morning and decided to take a wander around the outside plant area, to take in some of the early spring colour.  I walked past a trolley full of gardening tools and was surprised to see that it also contained a biscuit tin. Exciting news as no-one likes a biscuit more than me. The tin, however, contained meal worm, at which I draw the line no matter how hungry I am. I called over to Tess who was already hard at work and who...