A Year at Padley Wood - Late Summer
As the garden builds towards its climax, there's
no shortage of colour, and the days are still dense with heat, yet the overall palette
of the garden seems to move towards the colours of Autumn, reflecting the concurrent harvest.
Amidst brave purples, blues and reds come the golds, and even shades of brown...
This time of year is pulsing with potentials: will the late Summer drift on and on into a
long and mellow Autumn, or will the season break and deteriorate into dreariness? "Well,"
as Philip Larkin said, "we shall find out."
