BBC Gardeners' World

YOUR PRUNING MONTH

get our most summery days, but also when the first chills of autumnal air begin to creep in. The mornings have a smattering of dew and the first leaves begin to turn crispy. As such, our gardens are often decidedly on the messy side and yet can be full of colour, as the late summer blooms start to come into their own. August is all about abundance for us veg growers, with beans, tomatoes, courgettes, chillies and even sweetcorn being regularly harvested, and with constant deadheading,

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