Yet another cloudy wet and windy day in the suntrap of the south just like last year which was enough to discourage even the keenest gardener.Is the planet trying to tell us something I wonder.Perhaps that we cannot combat the forces of nature however clever we think we are.Planned the planting as usual plants are on order compost turned and materials bought as usual just need a few fine days of warmer weather like April last year and I will be able to do the work.Have to do something about that fence though blown down in the gales last week and the pool needs cleaning and replanting.Then theres the brick pillar pushed over by the vandals.As fast as I put things right nature including human nature intervenes to thwart my efforts.Feel like giving up and paving it all over like the neighbours but it is important to keep our trees and greenspaces if only for their beauty but everyone round here doesnt appear to share my views.They just carry on without realising the urgency of the situation.Used to be a quiet neighbourhood but more and more cars now.Bigger and better instead of smaller and economical seems to be the watchword wherever I look.Am I the only one who is trying to conserve energy and save the planet?