This is a plant that I'm 'looking after' for a client till we plant the whole garden next week. I think my cat's expression of disgust says it all. I'm ashamed to say that I made an error of judgement. Even though this plant was being 'looked after' in a shady position, I assumed that watering it and the other plants once a day would be enough. Not so in exceptionally hot conditions!
So learn from my mistakes. There is no hose pipe ban this year, so if you have a newly planted garden, the lesson is water, water, water. Newly laid turf is particularly thirsty. Ray, who works as my plants man, says that you can NEVER over water newly laid turf. He's been a gardener for 40 years; I trust his opinion and would agree....water, water water. Don't feel guilty about the waste, think of the lovely garden that you are leaving for posterity. An established garden, on the other hand, especially grass, which recovers from a drought well, should need no extra water yet, unless you are growing vegetables and that is the subject for another blog.
