Giving up is making more work for next year, I,ve .managed in the heat by just concentrating on a few areas that really bother me. That way I feel that I have achieved something. Most of the Roses and shrubs have been in for years so I leave them to get on with it
We seem to be luckier than most here in the West Midlands we are getting rain sporadically and last night it rained for hours which has happened a few times in the last weeks so sending sympathy to those of you who are struggling
Are they surviving, @izzy8 ? I'm getting a lot of deaths with my shrubs, especially things like honeysuckle, viburnum and buddleia
The only ones that are looking a bit sorry are couple ofmop head Hydrangeas, although another variety Limelight is o.k.. I'm lucky in one respect as our house is in dip and seems to have a higher water table so the only things I water are the pots and the small veg plot
To anyone looking to get more rain, I invite you to come and live in wet, soggy, windy South Wales. We could really do with more dry, sunny days here. When we do get sun, it doesn't usually last that long and where I live, we get wind as well so sometimes it's cooler than it should be. I guarantee that you won't be here long before moving back over the border to your dry, sunny gardens
Aha - so it's you keeping all the rain on your side of the Bristol Channel then @shazza 3. Naughty person If you feel generous, just let a bit of it come over to coastal Somerset
I am wondering whether to go out and buy plants to replace the annuals that have all pretty much died in one bed, to get some colour and beauty back, or just let it be until autumn, apart from weeding, when I will be putting manure down. It seems a bit sad just to do the latter. I think my troubles are caused by not just drought, but also ill thought out planting schemes (had if you can call them that!) and being seriously stymied by very bad Covid and the death of my mother.
You've had a lot on your plate @REMF33 I find that gardening cheers me up so I try and make myself get out there even when I don't feel like it. If it's just the one bed that's looking sad it might be a nice project to get you going again.
Depends on the weather. We are still in deep drought with no prospect of rain for at least two weeks. It's not worth planting anything in conditions like that.
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