WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN JULY 2019

Not the podranea, but I did grow the cactus and the chilopsis from seed.

 

Kniphofia with helenium Wyndley and dwarf gaura and artemisia Powys Castle

 

Cannas, persicaria Polymorpha, emerging Honka Yellow dahlia and helenium El Dorado

 

First flower this year on the selenicereus.
It will be faded by dawn,

 

@longk - doesn't that lily look gorgeous! I have one, but feel sort of uncomfortable that the flower is so big on such a short stem - it practically hits the ground when in bud!
@pete - I'm impressed with those from seed. BTW, in a few weeks I may be able to show photos of plumeria - only taken 7 years from seed for it to finally start showing buds... (the other 4 plumeria plants are showing nothing)

 

Allium Summer drummer - Veronicastrum Fasination - Calamagrostis Karl F - Eupartorium purple bush and Helenium sahin early bottom corner.

Veronicastrum and Helenium Moerheim Beauty

Helenium Waltraut

Made a mistake here , grow a anglica Gigas from seed I collected a while back , forgot how big they get have to fight my way to the bench. Monarda Squaw tallest flower is nearly 6ft - Ligularia Prez

The King of the garden at the moment - Kniphofia Tawny King I counted 30 flowers

Rose Generous Gardner fell into Phlox ,M ,Lyden bell

 

View from back window when I am on PC

Good view from my bedroom window, my grass

 

Absolutely stunning! @Perki I particularly like the Veronicastrum and Cleome. Is that cleome fragrant and what other plant is the fragrance like? Liking that kniphofia, too!

Nick

 

Thanks Nick I not noticed any scent from the cleome before but I don't tend to get to close or it may attack me with its invisible thorns .

Veronicastrums are great bullet proof , I three variety's fasination - Diane ( in last pic , small this year cause I moved it about 5 times ) and pink glow which is in the front garden.

I don't have many fragrant plants but some roses smell divine, The phlox smell quite nice at the moment , I have regale lilys and other lilys which can be a bit overpowering and a wisteria smells wonderful. The odd annuals like helitrope - night stocks / stocks and probably something else I've forgot.

 

Thanks for the reply @Perki, I really want a veronicastrum but the few they had at the local garden centre looked in awful shape! That 'Fascination' is really elegant and a lovely colour so I think I'll mail order it. These are must have's for a pollinator-friendly garden and will do well in my heavy clay, I think.

Heliotrope, I just couldn't believe how much like a cherry pie that plant smells, I have some seeds and will try growing it next year! I'm a bit like you, rarely bother with annuals but I'm going to experiment with them now I have an allotment.

Nick

 

Beautiful garden Perki......we share many of the same favourites I think.

 

Acer Garnet, phloxes David ...just opening...and Miss Mary and pennisetum Villosum
Nice scent from the phloxes and flowers starting on hydrangea

 

Hydrangea Limelight before it turns white....lobelia Tupa starting to flower behind and persicaria in front

 

Dwarf dahlia.... cute and small

 

Lycianthes rantonnetii / Solanum rantonnetii..............
Lycianthes rantonnetii / Solanum rantonnetii by longk48, on Flickr