Dirty word...!

Rain, waterlogging, torrential downpours. Luckily, my part of the UK hasn't had any flooding (although I thought the flat East might be at risk), but the garden has become battered by the rainfall. Everything is growing more like ground cover than upright plants. All the rain has washed nutrients out of the soil too, the growth is soft and lush and the battering has resulted in mush! The soil's too wet to walk on, so there's nothing to be done - just wait for the summer! Anyone know when that's going to happen?

But I do feel sorry for anyone that's under water at the moment. Obviously, there's the horror of house flooding, but the garden will suffer too. Let's hope everything dries out quickly. My website has information on dealing with waterlogging and flooding in the garden.

I've just come back from a few days at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park running the web coverage for the RHS website RHS Online. The show itself was excellent, but the weather conditions affected the planting in the gardens - and the car park was a tad skiddy! And flower shows always look and feel better in the sunshine.

I'm off out to do a sun dance!