Gardening

There’s a humorous old saying variously attributed to originate to China or The Netherlands and it goes something like this: “If you want to be happy for an hour get drunk, happy for a year, get married, but if you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden.”

As we head into September I think it’s safe to say this summer has been a washout with below average temperatures, driving rain, strong winds and next to no dry weather at all making for a tricky growing season. But it hasn’t all been bad and there’s still plenty of blooms that will provide late summer colour whatever the weather if you sow them at the right time.