Well, the summer has pretty much been and gone (although the lovely sunshine today is very welcome) and my garden is really punishing me for neglecting it over the past few months. As a result, the slugs have moved in and devoured all of my new plants. That Cosmos atrosanguinea that I planted in June? Now just a few woody sticks that I'm hoping and praying will return bigger and stronger next Spring.
Despite the copious amounts of rain that has fallen from the sky recently, it appears that the top of my garden didn't get any and to my dismay, established plants (Hydrangea, Leycesteria and an Asplenium among others) are all heavily wilting though drought. I could've cried when I noticed their shrivelled, dehydrated leaves and immediately ran out with a watering can. Only now, three days on, are they starting to bounce back to life.
I can't wait to let myself loose out there with a pair of secateurs to regain control. It's an absolute mess but I'm determined to leave the last of the flowerheads this year to let them set seed and hopefully get lots more little seedlings in Spring.
Until then, it's off to the local garden centre to search out the latest Spring-Flowering Bulbs that are in store now.
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