01/10/2026
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I've loved being busy again and back into the gardens after such a hot, dry summer. The rain had arrived and with it the gardens have burst into life.
Unfortunately there has been a lot of work to help lawns, shrubs and plants recover after such a harsh summer. It's been amazing to see how resilient some gardens have been though.
I've been doing a lot of lawn mowing and autumn treatments to help them get back in shape ready for whatever the winter throws at us.
I've been pruning some shrubs and cutting some perennials back to give them a chance to put on some strong growth before the winter.
Seed sowing particularly of Wildflower patches and lawns has been happening as has planting lots of bulbs ready for spring.
I've also been saving seeds from native plants to sow now and in the spring.
The cutting patch is still giving lots of bright Dahlias, zinnias and straw flowers which has been lovely, and I've been very distracted by all the fungi popping up everywhere! I have too many photos of mushrooms so will do a separate post!
