As we walk around our gardens hoping to find that last rose of summer, we are already dreaming of roses yet to come.
And so we snip away with our shears - cutting off what is now brown and dreary - but musing about the flowers of summer.
Hot dry weather is a challenge for gardeners, who long for plants that don’t wilt in high summer.
If you like to arrange flowers from your garden, you will enjoy growing alchemilla, commonly known as "lady's mantle."