Janet Baraclough wrote:
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from Dave Hill contains these words:

Well that's July out of the way, and I for one won't be sorry to see
the end of it.
Here in my part of South Wales we finished with 17.1 inches of rain in
the month, and August has started with Rain, but we are told that
despite being wetter than normal August will be warmer.
I have noticed in the last couple of weeks a lot of new growth on
trees and shrubs, a lot of Pieris have a great show of Red again, and
this time no fear of frost to knock it back.
How was July for you?

Today is damp cool and overcast ( what we usually expect in August
here) but
most of July (and June) has been sunny, warm, and very pleasant. We've
had no floods, storms
or high winds. Its very unusual to reach this time of year with
everything herbaceous in the garden still sturdily upright
and not battered by high winds. Its also been drier than usual; dry
enough that the midge population is well below normal.
A marvellous summer for gardeners and tourists.

Janet (Arran, west Scotland).
It's not just the rain. Here in wet North Staffordshire we have the
central heating on, that means it has been on every month so far, and as
Autumn is rapidly approaching it means that it will have been on every
month this year. Unless, of course, it breaks down!

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