August is such a strange month in the garden: it’s got half a foot in Summer and half a foot in Autumn. Having had May, June and July where everything goes mad, there has been a definite slowing down.

I always think of August as the height of Summer, but I don’t actually think it is in the garden…

However the succulents which I planted back in June have been a success and show no signs of slowing down…

( this amazing succulent, which I didn’t grow myself, is for a friend’s 30th birthday present…)

…and the heuchera and geranium have also done well in the pot

My current favourite is the chocolate cosmos though…

with only one completely attacked by snails…