Nothing like a good prune!

I've spent the afternoon pruning back some of the climbing roses and given some of the hardy perennials and herbs a 'good haircut'!
The roses on one side of the garden get very little sun on their roots but it hasn't stopped them from towering about ten feet from the ground. The wall is about four and a half feet high and there is about eighteen inches of trellis above that. Although I bought varieties that were supposed to reach six to seven feet, these exceed this height every year!
Now that they have all finished their first flush of flowering, I have decided to prune them back really hard and I mean, really hard. This is not something I normally do at this time of year but this year they have put on an exceptional amount of growth so I had to do it if I want to keep them under control. This gives them a choice, they can grow again and enjoy giving me pleasure or they can die!
I did cut one right back at the beginning of June when it had flowered and already there is a lot of fresh new growth so I don't think I will have to worry about the others surviving.
As the thyme, oregano and chives have all flowered I cut them back hard and also the geranium 'Wargrave Pink' and the campanulas. The geranium will soon put on more growth and flower again in a couple of weeks.
After all that, I gave the garden a really good watering and guess what, it's raining! Now that wasn't forecast for us today!!