How are you coping with the hot weather?

[Lishka]

For me, my weekend starts NOW

Like GM I'm a jobbing gardener and this week's job of cutting back/weeding underneath/severely bringing to order the hedge beyond, a looooooooong shrubbery has now been completed

And a bottle has been opened and the first glass raised to celebrate

Also like GM it was all(and had to be) achieved under total cover-up, including thick socks, to avoid the bitie beasties - just lacking the muslin fly deterrent thingy the girlies in B'ham here wear

It was annoying cos, tho I was ready,willing and able, to work from 7.30am onwards to avoid the extreme temps , my client didn't want to open the back gate to give me access until 9.am-ish, giving me til just mid-day in that location before I downed tools.....

'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' an orl that......

One particular client I declined (like refused in a sortov polite manner?) to work for this summer (boring hand weeding job in heavy clay, full sun, this summer?)  Keeping my eye on that job cos with my other non-lotties hat on I don't want to see a YTS kiddo penalised because of a bad report:)

BUT, again, for me....

The Weekend Start NOW

Whewwwwwww

[Lishka]

[lorna]

Until a couple of years ago the hotter it was the better I liked it. Found this year the heat really affects me (think age has something to do with it). During the time I was in hospital in May and following weeks recovering the garden became a wilderness. I now know (hate to admit it) that I just cannot manage the garden so I have a great guy coming in to sort the main garden and to do maintenance. I have had some pleasure in doing a few baskets and tubs.