Our gardens enter a late-summer lull in August as birds retreat to moult and some, like swifts, set off back to Africa. Late-blooming annuals and perennials take centre stage, providing nectar and pollen now many of the earlier flowers have gone over. Borders are still buzzing with bees and bats can be seen at dusk hunting for insects like midges and moths. There’s a relaxed beauty to the garden at the end of summer. Drink it all in this month before the year begins to turn.

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Butterfly on rudbeckia
Butterfly on rudbeckia
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