It may seem strange to some people that during the coldest part of the year, gardeners bury their heads in sunshine filled catalogues of all the beautiful plants they can grow. Winter is the best time for picking the seeds, plants and trees that you will grow this year. When the weather is bad there\'s very little you can do in the garden or on the allotment. So make the most of your time, dreaming of summer sunshine and picking which types of tomato you will be growing.

Planning where you\'ll be putting plants, deciding what bedding plants to buy, whether to buy additional fruit bushes, which vegetables you will be growing this year are all essential tasks for the winter months. The new season seed catalogues are out now, you don\'t have to wait for them to arrive as you can browse everything online.

There\'s such a huge variety of new plants added each year that you could never possibly quote them all. It doesn\'t stop some people wishing that they could.

A gardener learns quickly what grows well, what is too much hard work, and what the slugs will fight for! Some gardens will have frost pockets which can damage fruit flowers. Some gardens don\'t get enough sun, causing plants to not grow as fully as the short and fruit are not right in. Everything is a case of trial and error. Watching what the neighbours grow is often an indication of what will grow well in your own garden.

Each new season can bring new plants into your garden. The sheer variety of seeds and plants available can be overwhelming. Make a basic list of what you know you want to grow and carefully worked through the list, picking out the varieties that sound good, avoiding those you haven\'t enjoyed before.

Why not find out what exciting plants you could be buying today, what seeds you could be buying to plant and what fruit trees you could be investing in.se