What's Looking Good In August 2013

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      Hope I'm not setting the trend here

      Salvia 'Purple Volcano':

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        Nothing wrong with that :)

        It hasn't really been a Good Do'er for me ... not sure I'll bother to give it border-ing and lodgings next year ...
         
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        Same here, I'll not bother again. I thought they would be much bigger, ah well.
         
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        I'm also experimenting here with resizing before uploading

        The hosta flowers are suffering a bit in the heat (aren't we all?)
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        There are about six in flower at the moment and another 100, or so, buds that are looking good.
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        Sunbathing
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        One that got away!
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        Reaching for the sky
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        Yum Yum!
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          The heat today has brought out all the pollen lovers and there seem to be millions of pollen beetles around!
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          Just opening
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          Sun worshipping
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              sorry text disappeared. ..this was July actually, as I'm in Europe, it's a polygala, thoughnot exactly sure of the variety.... indica it's called here?!
               
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                rps20130801_201231_894-237319175.jpg and a Datura or Brugsmansia as now known...both taken on a gloomy winters morn...5 degrees!
                 
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                  @shiney what's the yellow flower with the bee in the centre please? They look lovely and summery and anything the bees like is fine by me! :) Oh and the purple flowers too? They look like long purple fingers, lol. What are they please? :)
                   
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                  A short amble round the Merle-garden to snap some pics ...

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                    @Fern4 The yellow is Inula barbarta and can form clumps as small or as large as you let it

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                    The purple is Veronicastrum and is a lovely plant but can take up more space. It grows up to 7ft high and spreads out quite a bit.

                    When the flowers start to sprout it is still quite a striking architectural shape
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                    The leaves are an important part of its attractiveness
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                    Unless you tie the plant in it can flop around a bit if there's heavy rain. As the flower heads get quite big they tend to make the stems splay outwards.
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                      Thanks @shiney ....Inula barbarta is definately something for me to think about for next year. Veronicastrum might be a bit big for my garden. It's a stunning plant though. :blue thumb:
                       
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                      Pity you don' t live closer to me as I have just dug up a huge clump of Inula Barbarta. I gave some to a neighbour but the rest is on the compost heap, you'd have been more than welcome to it. It's a great plant it's just I have too much of it.
                       
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