What's Looking Good in July 2020

@pete I bought a pack of 3 (I think from Wilko) last year. They didn't do anything then, but seem to have done quite well this year - lots of flowers. My A. incarnata are much less showy, and only just in early bud. Today at the Botanic Garden I saw a HUGE clump of what I think is A. syriaca. Sorry picture is poor - it was raining incessantly while I was weeding out what felt like a ton of willowherb.
This was also in flower - in the Great Glasshouse - Protea aristata

 

Isn't nature amazing Caroline? I love the formation of each individual flower in your first image.

 

@CarolineL well done on the Asclepias, think slugs may have been my problem.
Really like that P.aristata a good bright red, unlike my P. Cynaroides which is a really washed out pink colour, even worse this year.

 

Thanks @Sheal The new beds have really come on. I'm really pleased with them. Just got a massive hole in the grass now - where we have dug up a circular patio. Still deciding what to do there.

 

...is it only our garden getting battered by very strong winds ...looks like a war zone out there. Just came in from cutting off broken stems full of blooms and buds that now sadly will never open. We've had strong winds for days now and they are not keen to leave so it seems. No good posting any pics as things will just be a just blur ....OK ,yes probably not much of a difference from my normal offerings to this thread..

Lovely pics though everyone!!

 

No we had strong winds yesterday, today is breezy. In fact all week it has been autumnal. Just checked next week similar; frosts by the end of the month?

 

Is that second one albizzia @pete? The first is feijoa (acca) isn't it? I intend to grow it to eat the petals, since I doubt it would fruit for me.

 

The Acca, does fruit, but its not self fertile, well mine aren't, they were seed grown.
A couple of years ago the sparrows found the sweet petals and really messed up the flowers.


The Albizia is not the usual one, julibrissin, its kalkora, it flowers earlier for me, white flowers and coarser foliage.But a stronger tree.

 

Aha, I was wondering about that circle. I was beginning to think it was going to be a place to perform voodoo rituals to put a curse on the bad neighbour. Sacrifices and such

Your gardens are beautiful. I can't believe everything you've done!

 

@pete Was the Albizia Kalkora bought or grown from seed? Even julibrissin doesn't flower well around here, summers are too cool and cloudy compared to where you are.

 

I grew it from seed a long time ago, the A.julibrissins are still only budding up and will be another few weeks.
We need dry weather for them as the flowers just go wet and soggy if it rains a lot.

Strange thing is if you look up Kalkora they suggest it needs a very warm humid climate.

 

Ha ha Lori, that is so funny. It would be perfect as a spot for a sacrifice!