we'll gather lilacs in the autumn again.............

......the dwarf lilac is flowering again, as are the forget-me-nots, wallflowers and violets, along with late-summer-type things like Montbretia and Michaelmas daisies. Carrie has given the clematis an extremely radical haircut, it doesn't seem to mind and is starting to grow back, but it's left some big spaces into which to put our sunflowers. the corocosmia "Lucifer" that i put in a couple of years ago has deigned to flower at last............very pretty so worth the wait..........Carrie's dahlias in their pot are spectacular, and thanks to the judicious application of organic slug pellets we have managed to get the Bishop of Llandaff to flower at the front before the snails ate it. the geraniums have also come into flower after a long delay and are looking rather Mediterranean and colourful. Carrie's Snail Purge seems to be having an effect.............however many we pick up there still seem to be plenty more, but maybe word has got round that if you're a snail and you don't want a one-way trip to England it's best to stay out of our garden..............