The lighter days and warmer garden centre near you.
Why not get some inspiration for your next outdoor project with these 13 gardening themed images from the Shields Gazette archives.
9. Planting a Horseshoe Nursery memory
The Horseshoe Day Nursery took delivery of some lovely donated plants in 2007. Here is the owner Wendy Keenleyside, right, and Rachel Connor with some of them. | sg
10. Watering the plants
Cameron Hamilton and Courtney Peel were given a helping hand to water the plants at B&Q in 2007. Lisa Foster and Janette Brown were the B&Q staff who made sure they had a great time. | sg
11. Brilliant work in Boldon
These keen youngsters from the Boldon Youth Project did great work in 2008. They grew their own veg and gave it away. | sg
12. Sunny times for Katie
Katie Coates was over the moon with her giant sunflower, as this Shields Gazette photo shows from 2009. | sg