We've had 6 years of continuous drought where 30 year old trees have
tried to die but been resurrected by 3 days of watering. Last year
the grasshoppers ate just about everything in the garden including
stripping the leaves totally off 2 apples.

Now I've just had a killer of a frost as I've just been thinking it's
time to plant the tomatoes. Thank heavens I stick to the maxim of
neverplant till I know who won the Melbourne Cup.

The frost killed all the new growth on my buddlia (sp?), has knocked
new growth on the roses, has done for all the new leaves and grapes on
at least 100 of the grape vines and killed all the flowers on most of
my Irises.

Sodding weather. 3 days ago it was aircon in the car because it was
so hot (over 30C) and last night it was back to fires and the winter
duvets. Sometimes I wonder why I bother.