Helen Yemm suggests a reader's runner beans may not be setting due to excessively hot nights and offers another reader tips on how to prevent a heron from stealing frogs and fish.
Leaving your garden without arranging that it is watered while you are on your summer holidays could mean returning to somethng resembling the aftermath of a forest fire.
Wisterias are looking unkempt at this time of year. Restricting growth now will create better air circulation and allow sun to reach the base of the young growth.
