Thanks to the months of hot dry weather, everything has run to seed – all at once and the beautiful yet beastly dandelion has really made a show. The fields are full of the spent heads and our gardens are clouded with the misty seeds.

I guess this is a romantic way to look at it, I am worried too about what is to come. In about a month there witll be billions of baby dandelions in borders up and down the country – Look out for them and nip them in the bud!