Do not force yourself out of the most profitable hobby in the universe because you think its too hard to learn ...It isnt! Gardening is fast becoming the worlds number one hobby, and with all the latest alternative understanding we have to hand, gardening as a natural science is fun to learn about and rewarding in the extreme...

Produce your own fruit and veg - cut the shopping trips.

Keep it organic!- be nice to the planet, and your body.

Stay fit and healthy with exercise and fresh air.

Spend quality family instant in the outdoors.

Turbo boost your creative spirit

And if that isnt enough to be going on with, learn about plant-kind in all its glory. From trees through to fungi, there are millions of plants to research, grow and eat- no chance of taking bored!

First you have to take your first step.

Start gardening, be a gardener, enjoy your garden.

Starting from scratch? Let your imagination run wild. Stand in the centre (-ish) of your garden and imagine..close your eyes if you like.

Dont hold back. Let your creative thoughts flow. How much can you do with your space? Dont imagine for one minute that a simple lawn will let you off the hook here. A lawn needs maintaining, and mowing regularly - for EVER..and it might get kind of boring to look at as well! How about generating

a butterfly patch

a wildflowers corner

a vegetable plot

a herb garden

a water feature

Then you will positive need a shed to store your tools. Where would that be best placed in your garden? Do not waste a sunny position with a garden structure. Sheds do not need to be in full sun to survive!

Is there enough space to place garden furniture? Rather than going for the table-and-four-chairs-on-patio style, might you place benches and small tables in semi-shady spots near the honeysuckle or round the herbs?

When you think you have a reasonable idea of all you want from your garden, take some notes and ruminate on it for a while. Do not leap in too soon-more generally than not youll land up doing the identical job twice. Browse through garden catalogs, take a little instant and do a little planning.

But not for too long! Dont let the ideas wither into another was-gonna-do-one-day file.

If you have enough of a budget to buy your garden structures and furniture, do this first, and position them in your garden. Then create your flower beds, vegetable plots and wildlife patches around these structures.

If you dont have cash up front, do not worry. The things you absolutely need will come to you. For now, prepare the space as if you DID have the shed, or bench or whatever, and work around these areas.

Start all the patches and work on them as and when you can, or initial one patch and apprehend it finished before moving on to the next. How you work in your garden depends on a number of things...

size of land and budget

helping hands available

seasons and the weather

time slots and energy levels!

Treat gardening as an ongoing hobby rather than a project to be started and finished. Plants are growing life forms and will always be changing the shape and feel of your garden. Go with it where you might , and prune heavily where you have to!

Get the kids involved with quick-germinating seeds, and fast-growing plants. Many retailers offer special seed mixtures for kids. Pumpkins are dazzling for acquiring the kids interested in gardening.

Learn about edible flowers and teach the children what may and can not be eaten - and why.

Do not let the grass grow under your feet. Get in on the action now. Turn off the TV, put your wellies on and leap into nature!