What's Looking Good In August 2021

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  1. CarolineL

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    Bees seem to be very visible this year - butterflies much less so...
    Asclepias tuberosa
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    Asclepias incarnata

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    Monarda
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    Diascia personata
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    Grevillea victoriae nearly open
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    Grevillea Pink Lacy flowering nicely in its first year GrevilleaPinkLacy.jpg

    Last year was the first time I'd got cleome to germinate and flower. This year, the garden has provided me with masses of self sown cleome!
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      Rosa 'Masquerade' ....

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      Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals' ....

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      Marigolds with a bee ...

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      First Rudbeckia ...

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      Dendrobium ...

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        That is very pretty Michael.
         
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          Lovely diversity of plants you grow @Michael Hewett, and they all look in such good shape! :dbgrtmb:

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            I'm a plantaholic ! :heehee:
             
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              Thank you, it's interesting how the flowers change colour with time.
               
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                Sorry @Nikolaos I should have said thank you ... put it down to a senior moment :old: :biggrin:
                 
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                  My late partner Beryl and I used to collect Fuchsias and at one time we had over 200 varieties, but after she became disabled I couldn't look after them properly and many died.
                  Now that B has gone I feel that my Fuchsia days are over and I won't be collecting them any more, but here are a few photos of some that I've still got :-

                  Blue Angel :-

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                  Carmel Blue :-

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                  Dark and Delicious :-

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                  Hannah Amelia Dowling :-

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                  Delta's Sarah :-

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                  Jose Tamerus :-

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                  Lady Kathleen Spence :-

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                  Maetsukier :-

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                  That's enough for now :phew:
                   
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                    Lovely fuchsias @Michael Hewett and so sorry about your partner.
                    I used to collect fuchsias but not 200 of them.
                     
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                      That is a beauty.
                       
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                        Woos Garden to day:smile:
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                          Thank you @Logan It's nice to know you like Fuchsias ...

                          Thank you @Victoria, yes Jose Tamerus is rather beautiful ...

                          Your garden looks interesting @wiseowl ...
                           
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                            Good morning @Michael Hewett my friend I hope that's a back handed compliment:heehee:

                            Its all about wildlife I have slow worms/hedgehogs/ butterflies/etc its what I would call wild but just about controlled:heehee:
                             
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                              It was a compliment @wiseowl :smile: I can see it's a wildlife-friendly garden and that makes it interesting, and it's good. An over-manicured garden always looks stiff and lifeless to me .
                               
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                                A few more Fuchsias (hoping I'm not boring you all with them)

                                Preston Guild :-

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                                Ocean Beach :-

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                                Olive Sukier :-

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                                Kit Oxtoby :-

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                                Miss California :-

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