Summer is here and with it an opportunity to add plants to improve your borders – although do remember to keep watering any new additions, particularly if the weather is hot and dry. One of the joys of gardening is this process of constant review as we strive to make our planting better. Now is the time to make tweaks, fill gaps and refine the overall picture by repositioning certain plants.
The other great joy of gardening is the fact that almost everything we do to make our borders look more appealing to us will also benefit wildlife and increase our garden’s appeal to the insects, bees and birds we share it with. The two aren’t mutually exclusive: borders can be made better from
