What’s looking good in August 2019

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  1. Verdun

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    4DD19941-4A4A-4369-8A5C-99F235F7EC34.jpeg Helenium Biedermeier.....think that’s correct spelling.
    Later than some but becomes ever more floriferous going into autumn. A real eye catcher esp in sun
     
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      DEA00200-1A52-41C2-82C5-3A0C4207EF7E.jpeg Salvia Love n Wishes
       
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        Salvia Embers Wish
        An area where plants are semi-dumped but usually colourful
         
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          5A8A2BB3-3C3B-4C02-A055-EAFE3702A632.jpeg This 6’ dahlia stood up well to the storm last night with fresh buds already prominent.
           
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            D25E1DBD-804D-458C-A821-EF0CF8EB9B18.jpeg Pennisetum Rubrum Eaton Canyon
             
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              45A61A71-3724-4C4B-99FD-E9BA035F7CB0.jpeg Phlox David, starting to go over now but it re flowers quickly....worth growing for the scent alone
               
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                Lovely colours @Verdun - you have a beautiful garden. Is it very large?
                I think David is a great name for a plant:)
                 
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                  Thanks Alana :)
                  In two parts 80’ square in front maybe more at back so average to medium??:noidea:
                  I have first option on a 6 acre plot overlooking the famous St. Michaels Mount....popped in there today coincidentally.....where I planted an orchard from a bare field and an ornamental garden from nothing so I know it very well.
                  Sometimes I want it, sometimes I think I would regret this garden:noidea:
                   
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                    Lobelia ‘Fan Burgundy’. I bought this late last year and divided into three, following good advice from Verdun...

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                      Those are stunning :thumbsup:
                       
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                        Pleased with this. First time I've grown Abutilon from seed. Got another couple not in bud yet. Just hope I can keep them going through the winter.

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                          Freddie, I am chuffed to bits ...your lobelia looks sensational :)
                           
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                            Good morning:smile:

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                              Last year I thought my apples and pears were good but this year is much better. The tree in the back was a miniature James Grieve from Woolies in 1998 and is now 8' wide and 10' high and the apples are about 5/7 inches diameter and in the front although some dropped in the wind it's still covered, not quite ripe yet.
                              Lots of tomatoes but all still green with no sign of any turning so far, my patience is evaporating.
                              Win some, lose some.:smile:
                               
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                                296D9941-3FE1-4F40-A227-7891B5214B5B.jpeg RobB, try removing leaves from tomatoes.....I find it speeds up ripening process. Those apples sound great....done well with the tree :)

                                Rudbeckia, actea and lobelia Hadspen Purple feature here. You can’t see them but there are several hellebores there too so this is a low maintenance all year round area
                                 
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