The changing of the seasons is an aspect of gardening that can bring great joy, yet the long-awaited transition from spring to summer can also bring disappointment in the form of the tricky gap that occurs between late spring and early summer. Falling between the colourful ‘showtime’ of spring with its bulbs and blossom and summer’s display of herbaceous plants bursting into bloom, this pause doesn’t just result in a lack of colour. Fewer flowers also means less nectar, which can lead to a significant reduction in the number of bees and other pollinating insects in the garden.
Changing weather patterns affect and delay plant growth and development, so a gap