The BBC reports on the impact on fauna and flora of the multi-month wet spell this 'summer'. In a nutshell, plants, slugs and snails win – though my Lupins would beg to disagree, the slugs and snails being all conquering in that portion of the garden. Bees, butterflies and birds are particularly hard hit. All the details are in the article.
I have so many slugs and snails that I despair! we must, surely, get some days of sun soon?
Apparently the jet stream may be finally getting out of its funk and we might have a real summer! So says the BBC today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18868494