 For most of its 31 days March can be every bit as miserable, marrow-chilling and monotonous as February. But it doesn't matter, because March has something that February lacks: hope. It holds a calendar event that is always one of the most thrilling events of the year when the clocks go forward on the last Sunday of the month. An hour less in bed, some people moan, but a negligible price to pay for somewhere in the region of 210 extra hours of evening light over the coming months. That's nearly 10 whole days' worth of hours to spend gardening, fishing, barbecuing, picnicking and generally outdoorsing it. Weather permitting, of course. In the garden it is future, not present, harvests that occupy our thoughts and we'll be hosting our first weekender of the year, Get Growing in Spring, later this month. Come and celebrate the growing season with the team at River Cottage HQ, back on its feet in a little over two weeks following last month's dramatic fire. Of course you don't need a veg patch, greenhouse or polytunnel to grow herbs. The more space you have, the more possibilities suggest themselves, but a window box, sunny patio or even a doorstep with a few pots on will suffice. Fortunately our latest Handbook Herbs, written by Nikki Duffy, has hit the shelves. It's high time that a volume on these lovely ingredients was added to our series, numbering ten, and we're delighted that Nikki has been the one to write it.
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