What's Looking Good in July 2024

Crocosmia 'Lucifer' quite prominent in the front garden at the moment.


Viewed through the Stipa gigantea





Viewed from upstairs window

 

Alcea Creme de Cassis and friends

Lobelia laxiflora hardy with me, outside since 2019

Agapanthus campanulatus

Lilium henryi

Hemerocallis

Solanum laxa


Agapanthus praecox orientalis albiflorus


Dahlia "Arabian Night"

 

Some recent photos of plants that are still looking good. I might have to water the garden soon, it all looks very dry.

 

Wow, ours hasn't budded yet.

Sid looks nice and healthy.

 

Today in our garden

 

What is that lovely blousey white flower please?

 

I tidied up the garden a little bit over the weekend, just enough to leave enough for wildlife including slugs and snails, but the pictures should also look nice at the same time.

The Polemonium flowers a second time.



When I lifted the Wild Marjoram, I discovered this Campanula but don't ask me for the name. Could be the Takion Blue that I bought last year.



Campanula but a "pers. alba" got again new flowers.



I grew them from seeds: Gaura Bride.



Helenium Helena Red is now flowering.



I was siting on this bench in the shade this morning in between the work.



Finally, the butterflies have discovered the Verbena.

 

It’s papaver somniferum yellow peony where the yellow comes from who knows because it’s white and on the seed packet too.

 

The lilies on my patio - Stargazer and Montezuma. I previously posted the Stargazer as Montezuma but realised my mistake when the latter opened ..

 

Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, what remains of the flowers after weeks of wind and rain.

 

Echinacea is in full flower in my garden in France.

 

Lovely @Busy-Lizzie !
I could never succeed with echinacea - they faded away

 

Happy with the progress of our side garden

 

Every year I eagerly await Helianthus 'Miss Mellish' coming into flower. A small chunk was kindly dug up for me from Sheffield Botanical Gardens by one of their gardeners. However I hadn't quite anticipated just how much of a thug it would be. But I still love it's numerous bright 4 inch flowers.

 

Our first passion flower bloomed this weekend - it was only planted the weekend before so im quite happy about that!