Carol Klein welcomes us back to Glebe Cottage garden, where the hot summer weather is parching the open, sun-bathed parts of the garden while the shady areas remain enticingly cool. Many gardeners struggle to get to grips with those dusty, exposed, dry areas that never seem to work. But for Carol, these can be rich planting opportunities. She's even created a special raised bed at Glebe Cottage specifically designed to allow her to grow plants that need very open, sun-baked conditions. A quick visit to nearby Exmoor National Park makes the point. Here, amid one of Britain's harshest, most rugged natural environments, grows one of our most familiar and wildlifesustaining plants: gorse. This prickly shrub, festooned in globes of scintillating chrome-yellow, and emitting one of the most delicious plant perfumes ever, is a member of the pea — or legume — family. Back in the garden, Carol plants a less well known, but very beautiful shrub — a lespedeza, which, in spring, will complement her