Not a drop of rain has fallen for over a month and given it’s been so warm the gardens are looking pretty wilted. Flowers are fading quickly and many plants are now shrivelled. You can see in the first photo of the pond how the water level is dropping. Given the pond is full of …
Slug free hostas…yay…but for how long? The hostas have multiplied across the gardens over the last couple of years, which is weird given there’s a thriving community of slugs and snails and no frogs, thanks to that big freeze a couple of winters ago. Perfect lupin blooms, although the leaves already have mildew. Rain-battered campanula. …
