We love getting our hands dirty and now that the sun is starting to creep out from behind the winter clouds it’s time to get stuck into making the garden a haven of colour and healthy things.

There’s nothing more satisfying than cooking the food you’ve grown yourself and watching your garden bloom. There are lots of ideas on how to get the whole family involved at www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk and the BBC website.

You can even try out your ideas with a virtual garden before you start digging

(Our favourites are peas in the pod).