Summer isn’t quite ready to say goodbye and paid us a fleeting visit last week.Autumn, however, has taken possession of the night-time, with temperatures dropping. Oddly, some of our windows…

The showers didn’t deposit much rain last week, but they managed to arrive at just the wrong times, meaning we abandoned some gardening jobs both at home and at the…

As the daylight hours shorten, there is now no denying that summer is winding down.Our thoughts in both the garden and allotment have started to turn towards next year, and…

Rain threatened a few times during the week but, when it did arrive, it didn’t amount to much. The trouble is that when rain is forecast and the clouds seem…