WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN JULY 2018

[Beverly]

This simple tropical hibiscus sort of duplicates my avatar, but they are years apart. I gave away the avatar plant some years ago thinking that i would replace it some time. They were everywhere in those days. When i tried to replace the plant they were completely absent from the flower world and all sorts of ruffly and two tone varieties had replaced them. When i took a cutting of one (with the owner's permission), i found that there were four buds to each flower...a freak. I have always believed that this simple, elegant hibiscus must be as close to original as we get but i don't know if that is true. About five years or 6 i searched without success. Then yesterday, on a trip to the post office with a nursery on the side i discovered this. Maybe it was waiting for a new home. At any rate it was sure looking good to me.

I'll toss in a sunset as well, there is something to be said of a peaceful close of day

 

[Sean Regan]

Our wisterias on the side of the garage are making progress.
Two growths of the old one are doing well and are being trained over three of the horizontal bars of the pergola at each end and the new white one over two in the middle. You have to be ruthless to get them to do what you want, which often means sacrificing a strong growing branch which is growing the wrong way, so that another can be encouraged which is more trainable.

Clematis amongst the wisterias at each end of the garage.

Lilies are doing well.

Some tall yellow ones yet to bloom.

As are our six hebes in front of the tea-house

Dahlias under the wisteria doing well too.

My wife's favorite rose on the patio. Should have taken this a couple of days ago as it's now past its best.

 

[zigs]

Sea spurrey

 

[Larisa]

Flowers on my balcony.

 

[Larisa]

 

[Larisa]

 

[Sheal]

That's a lovely display you have Larisa.

 

[Becky]

We finally have some rain!!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

 

[zigs]

 

[Beverly]

Ooooooooh, i love this one @zigs

 

[zigs]

 

[Sean Regan]

Our yellow lilies are finally making an appearance.
They'll have to do better next year to rise above the rhodo.

Some white lilies, next to a tall grass, they are new to us this year.

We were given 25 gladioli bulbs in a poly bag as a "freebe" at the checkout when we bought our new wisteria from a local garden centre a couple of months or so back. They're "everywhere" and growing quite tall. No idea of the colours though.

 

[Gemma]

Giant Black Eye Susan, these are almost as tall as me

 

[Beverly]

Nice photo for the photo summer contest, i am just saying

 

[zigs]

Rest Harrow

Wild Carrot