I'll take it and leave it...

The insane weather we have had this year, has wreaked total havoc with my poor garden.

Everything has suffered. Trees, shrubs, bedding plants, established or newly planted, none of them are making a go of it. In fact I have lost many old friends and favourites.

Looking out the window today, I was vexed to see that even my willow trees are struggling even to keep their heads up. Even more shocking, is that already I can see some of the bigger trees are already on the turn. In fact if you didn't know, that it was still only August, you could believe that you were looking out on an Autumnal garden. *Sigh*

It may have been the sorry state of my garden, that caused me to have such a strong reaction to the new Stella McCartney advert today.

I was immediately captivated and enchanted by the luscious green topiary, the sculptural shapes creating a real sensation of depth even on the flat printed page.

Wonderful too, is the jump of the logo in blue against the green of the trees. The 'dead' flat colour of blue contrasting perfectly with the 'aliveness' of the green.