The dog days of summer are here again and, appropriately, Teilo, our half-Tibetan terrier half-sheepdog, sets the pace of life in the Deanery garden. While he alternates between sunbathing and dozing in the shade of an acer, I endeavour to enjoy simply being out among the plants I have tended rather than doing.
There has been a subtle shift in the dominant flower colours towards the hotter