By July 25, summer has settled into its full voice. In northern gardens, borders are often generous but thirsty, tomatoes

By July 24, high summer has become impossible to ignore. In many gardens, the early rush of spring growth has

By July 23, summer has stopped being gentle. The garden is still full of abundance, but it is also full

Late July is never a quiet page in the garden calendar. By July 22, summer has settled into its fullest

By July 21, the garden is no longer tentative. Summer has settled into the leaves, the soil has given up

In the heart of summer, when gardens are full of colour, scent and restless life, July 20 invites us to

By July 19, summer has usually stopped being a promise and become a test. The garden is no longer fresh

Mid-July is a season of abundance, but it is also a season that asks us to pay attention. Tomatoes begin

By July 17, the garden has settled into the deep rhythm of summer. Roses are fading and flowering again, tomatoes

Some summer days seem made for looking down – checking tomatoes for blight, harvesting beans, or searching for the first