This weekend, it’s time for a bit of spring gardening and to spruce up the garden. Many find this a gruelling task so here are one or two tips:

To make it easier on your back and knees, use a knee pad.

Use dense planting schemes to minimise the areas that require weeding.

Beware of many gizmos and gadgets on the market designed to help - many aren’t much use and just a waste of money.

Use weedkiller to keep the weeds down.