Gardens Illustrated Magazine

WATER EVERYWHERE

We tend to think of August as the time of heat and drought, but increasingly often it seems to me that June is actually the driest month of the year. You will not be surprised to hear then that my number one priority this month is watering.

Watering – it sounds so simple, and yet so few people do it right. The key is to do it thoroughly, so the water soaks right down into the soil (or the

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