Yet more cleaning to do…

Get to grips with pots, cans and gloves, says Ruth

- Ruth Hayes

LAST weekend, I spent a very satisfying morning cleaning the greenhouse and getting it ready to house tender plants unlikely to survive a winter outside.

It was quite a job, removing the last of the tomato and aubergine plants, then hunting down the legions of snails that had found their way in, washing green muck off the glass and accumulated debris off the work surfaces before making sure all the window panes are clipped in securely.