It’s kind of on it’s 3rd cycle of the summer. It looked great, then awful; then great, then okay-sh. I’ve tied it up and now it looks v good at again. Don’t be scared to tidy it up and cut stuff back. Other stuff will come through!

Sunflowers and 4 o’clock flowers doing the business. Also lots of ground-cover/ green growth – which I think is just because of the rain. On the flip side, I planted some tomatoes from Chris round the corner too and they haven’t even got flowers it’s been so wet. I also added the last of the sunflowers which wouldn’t survive in my garden because of the snails. It is full of small pollinators. So that is a success.

I’ve also talked to a lot of people while I do it – which can be annoying as it slows you down – but is also a nice way to build community. So I guess it is really working for that too.