What's looking good in July 2017

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  1. HarryS

    HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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    @Trunky , this is the Begonia Santa Cruz you recommended back in 2014 . I bought 5 small plugs , this is the only one to survive . Flowers from mid June to the frosts in November :blue thumb:

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    • Verdun

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      Harry, I agree...
      Excellent value.
      I have similar, Crackling Fire in yellow, pink, red and orange. Easy peasy and can be used again every year :)
       
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      • Redwing

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        Here are a few from my garden. I love the blue stems on this. I forget the name of it; is it echinops?

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        Dorothy Perkins rose.
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        And the ever popular Verbena bonariensis.
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        • KFF

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          Hi Redwing, it looks like Eryngium ( Sea Holly ) to me. Echinops' flowers are in a ball shape
           
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            That's it; I knew it began with 'E'.
             
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            • Verdun

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              Yes eryngium but what a splash of colour there Redwing :yes:. How many plants do you have there?
               
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              Alpine Pink

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              Leucanthemum " Broadway Lights "

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              Achillea Ptarmica

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              Lilium Longiflorum

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              Lilium Longiflorum " Triumphantor "

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              Gerbera

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              Impatiens Balsamina " Tom Thumb "

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              Dipladenia ( Mandevilla )

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                I seem to have a lot of hydrangeas...mostly blue mopheads. I may have to replace one or two with some other varieties....I quite like the varied colours on the pink bush as the flowers fade, though.

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                  Fuchsias

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                    Three; they are doing very well in the well drained soil in my Med style garden.
                     
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                      image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg Lillies
                       
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                        IMG_2171.JPG Begonia Crackling Fire....just gets better and better
                         
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                          IMG_2175.JPG Another Crackling Fire
                           
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                            IMG_2183.JPG Goldsturn and Moreheim Beauty with lobelia Tanya
                             
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