Country Life
ONE could almost make a record of the course of summer weather by putting down the growth of the lawn and the privet hedge. Although we had rain in the period following Whitsun. I noticed that the hedge, which normally seems to get out of hand at least twice in early summer, was making slow progress. At first I thought this was due to the setback of late snow which came here when we thought winter was over, but the grass made little growth from week to week until almost a fortnight %go. The rain that fell quickly dried out of the topsoil and I was relieved to find the business of cutting less urgent and less arduous. I had hopes of stealing away for a holiday without- .haytng to work like a fanatic to get things straight before I left. Alas, this is not to be. For
a_ some reason, although we haa444 no estra rain, growth has started in earnealbts past few days. The privet hedge has jumped up eight inches and the grass that was hitherto stunted is showing signs of fast recovery. Summer has come, as we say every time the sun shines. I wish it had held off for a couple of weeks. I could have crept away without conscience to trouble me.
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