Keeping everything going in the garden can become a struggle as summer continues, especially if conditions remain hot and dry. While additional watering, feeding and cutting back helps keep things fresh, planting to match conditions is key.
In the borders and cut-flower beds annuals, dahlias and tender salvias work well, though I also find reliable summerflowering perennials a real help. From South Africa herald many good contenders including agapanthus, kniphofias and .
