The Independent

It's a jungle out there

It doesn't matter whether your garden is 20 acres or patio-sized, there comes a point in early May when everything starts to grow a little bit too fast. For me, panic sets in. It feels as if summer is almost here, and my garden is running out of control. It takes a few years of gardening to realise that this anxious feeling is completely normal; only really organised gardeners have everything smoothly in hand at this point (06/05) More