What's Looking Good In August 2023

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    Lovely to see them side by side, such a colour combination ... You were quick off the mark to capture them @Victoria. They look very striking together :smile:
     
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      My favourite plant, Echinops Ritro :)

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        Couple of Dahlias, variety unknown

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          Agapanthus Black jack to the right , picked it up by chance when Chelsea was on before prices went daft . I am quite fond of my new sky blue salvia in the foreground the name escapes me but will find out if anyone interested
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          Dahlia Urchin
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          Petunias from seed
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          I am trailing Mina lobata in this trough this year , I quite like it in there
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          Brugmansia Maya
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            Kniphofia Timothy and salvia smouldering torches
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            Grape Lakemont which is supposed to be seedless but it seems to have a couple of pips in :scratch: do I need to wait for them to mature more ? the grapes feel right :rolleyespink:
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            And I finished my pergola today :hapfeet: and moved some of the pots back
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              Rosa, Fragrant Antique
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                A few from yesterday. 20230820_171947.jpg 20230820_171926.jpg 20230820_171903.jpg 20230820_111041.jpg 20230820_111010.jpg

                Picked this week's Pears.
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                  Nice and colourful Upsy, and I do love pears. :smile:
                   
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                    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                    @Perki ,your Lakemont grapes are more advanced than mine.
                    I did read that seedless grapes can sometimes form a few seeds.
                     
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                      Love your pergola ... and the grapes would do nicely there ... or do you have something else in mind?
                       
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                        My little Harebell which I thought I had lost ,
                        so very precious to me ,
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                          I am going with Wisteria Multijuga a clematis and a couple of climbing/rambling roses . Ordered the wisteria last night 2-4week wait
                           
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                            So lovely to see your Harebell @Jenny namaste. They used to grow wild on the hills around here but I haven't seen them for years. Maybe I'll try to get one for my garden.

                            Some from here ...

                            Rudbeckia :-

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                            Dwarf Anemone hupehensis :-

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                            Mint flowering :-

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                            Some Lewisias ... I got them in Home Bargains garden centre a while ago :-

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                            Indigofera tinctoria :-

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                            Fuchsia 'Carla Johnston' :-

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                            Iresine herbstii :-

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                            My white Parahebe still has flowers but my mauve one has died, there's no sign of it this year ...

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                            Some small Violas :-

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                              Lovely Michael, I particularly like the Lewisias they're so pretty.
                               
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                                I am jealous Michael of the Lewisia, Indigofera and Iresine herbstii.
                                 
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