They wait there for the warmer weather before they develop and that is when we start

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They wait there for the warmer weather before they develop, and that is when we start noticing them - but they are all there long before we focus on them. One of the features of my garden is a display of Victorian statuary. When I see those naked nymphs out there, with icicles hanging off the poor things, I wonder if I should lag them in wintertime. Should I wrap my display up against the weather? I know that the Victorians did wrap up their nude statuary out of prudishness, and I wouldn't want to do that , but I wanted to know if it could be justified on the grounds of maintenance value?A. But it succeeded in paying the soldiers of the first battalion of this army so badly that half of them deserted.

It was also essential for the US to establish a television station devoted to giving its point of view. Unfortunately, the contract went to a company close to the Pentagon which had never set up a television station before. As a result, Iraqis watch Arab satellite television deeply hostile to the occupation.In theory, the US is now on course to hand over sovereignty to an Iraqi government selected by a transitional assembly which will, in turn, be elected by regional committees or caucuses.Full elections will only take place in 2005. About 12 million people or 70 per cent of the workforce are out of a job. One Russian company in Baghdad looking for a driver was alarmed when one of the several hundred applicants produced a live grenade during his interview and threatened to remove the pin unless he was hired.In the months after the fall of Baghdad, Iraqis felt that, however exaggerated their expectations, there was some excuse for the lack of electricity and petrol. But nine months later, there are still lengthy black-outs and over the New Year people would sit in their cars overnight queuing for petrol.It remains one of the mysteries of the last year that, given that the fortunes of the Bush White House are so dependent on Iraq, it has established such a dysfunctional administration in Baghdad.For instance, it is vital for the US to raise a new Iraqi army. It is well-known that when plane trees in London are jammed up against a street light which is on all night, the leaves stay green on that part of the tree until way past Christmas So there is no reason why...Q This is all a bit New Age for me.A All right Ask another question.Q.

So there is no reason why we should not put little light boxes round the garden next to our favourite flowers and see if it keeps them going through the whole winter Q You're joking!A Absolutely not. Well, we have known for a long while that during winter we all get depressed because we get too little daylight. The condition is known as SAD, standing for Seasonal Affective Disorder, and the therapy is to expose yourself to lots of light from a light box. It's big bloomers and funny laundry with one, floods, frost, failed fruit, and falling trees with the other, but they're both going for the laughs.Q Oh, dear So how can we possibly calm Old Mother Nature down, then?A By putting little light boxes all over the garden.Q How's that again?A.

Well, you see, Old Mother Nature is not really a kind old lady at all She is much more akin to a pantomime dame. A pantomime dame looks like an old lady, has the dress sense of an old lady, and pretends to be an old lady, but all she is really interested in is going for the laughs Old Widow Twanky is not so very far from Old Mother Nature. May I just ask in what way Old Mother Nature could give you a quick kick up the backside?A. More seasonal gardening advice today! You may think that January is a dead old time in the garden, but if you don't keep battling and planning, then Old Mother Nature will give you a quick kick up the backside when you're not looking, and we wouldn't want that, would we? I'll take that as a No. Right, here we go!Q. Those of us who are passionately committed to seeing Ms Mountford as Chief Secretary to the Treasury could not bear to be cheated of our dream. So the wheel of fortune, creaking audibly and bending somewhat at the axle, has raised Kali Mountford to the post of private parliamentary secretary; her new master is someone called Chris Pond.