It's a jungle out there
This is what my garden looked like in May: 
I had no tools. So I bought these cut price from Wilkinsons: 
It's amazing what can be achieved with a big pair of scissors. After much sweat and toil, it looked like this: 
After much rain and sun, it looks like this again, sigh:
Stanley and Tallulah love it
UPDATE (Spring 2012):