Flights of fancy: What are the best plants for the tricky month ahead?

We're now facing what is still, for me, the most difficult month in the garden, in terms of keeping up the show. But I'm getting better at accepting that perhaps nothing too much should be expected of the gardener in late July and August. A little dead-heading perhaps, a little work with the watering can and lots of looking from deckchair or hammock. As gardeners, we tend mostly to concentrate on one small task in one small place. Now there's an opportunity to think about the bigger picture.






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