Gardeners’ World

Slight frosts have turned dahlia foliage black and it is time to cut them down.

GQT – Many thanks from Scruton Allotments to everyone who supported our Gardeners’ Question Time, we raised over £200!

In the farming game, the snakes are more numerous and the ladders are getting shorter. Government policies are changing fast and are less predictable.

The recent welcome rain has seen roses flowering for the second time. Later flowering perennials such as Helianthus and Michaelmas Daisies have recovered well from the dry weather.

Another hot, dry month has spoilt many summer plants, but it has suited plants like lavender which has been covered in flowers.

The gardens have suffered from hot, dry weather in July, but the roses have been wonderful and now is the time to do lots of dead-heading.

What a beautiful time of year in the garden, so much colour and lush growth.