Days are getting milder in Western Washington, but the nights and the soil are too cold and damp for most planting.

Ed Hume, the longtime king of Pacific Northwest gardening, recommends reading and follow the instructions on the back of the seed package.

Tesco have a little-known rule at its petrol stations which has caught motorists out and left them embarrassed.

Record your calculation. 4. Find the approximate number of grains of sand that it would take to fill the container by dividing the volume of the container by the volume of a grain of sand ...

This is when the urge to plant seeds and fill containers with flowers becomes irresistible. But wait a bit. Feel your soil to make sure it is not waterlogged before poking seeds into the ground.