Closing the colour gap
BY the middle of August, the exuberance of the summer garden can start to flag. Heat and the occasional battering storm take their toll and the effects of a dry spring and summer are plain to see. As with most things in the garden, this isn’t irreversible. Continuing to deadhead, feed and water existing plants and replacing those that have died will all help add new flesh to the body of the garden. An added bonus is that these new and revived plants should continue to flower throughout the rest of summer, merging seamlessly with any autumn-flowering plantings already made. A lot of garden sales are selling off this summer’s stock at reduced prices. The bedding plants may be looking a bit grim, but if you look carefully you can buy mature perennials…