What is looking good in July 2025

I think all of us would trip over invisible objects! Non-existent objects are another matter ...

 

A couple of views of Gaura lindheimeri











A couple of views of Allium sphaerocephalon











Eryngium zabelli 'Big Blue' and guest






Crocosmia 'lucifer' after a heavy downpour






Aster frickartii 'Mönch' - flowering early this year






Back-lit Stipa gigantea, now turning golden

 

Mixed border.



Ascot rose.



Lady of Shalott rose.

 

@LunarSea great photos but especially that last one It looks like a painting.

@Plantminded the Ascot rose looks excellent. Really nice colour.

 

Thank you @CostasK, a local garden centre purchase, not DA .

 

I agree @Plantminded. As much as I enjoy my DA roses, that's not to say that there aren't some good ones outside of DA, or that all DA roses are great.

The colour of the Ascot rose actually reminds me a bit of a retired DA rose, "Benjamin Britten", which was said to be a good one. The photo below is from the Internet:

 

Looks like a good colour match @CostasK . I'm big a fan of DA roses too and decided only to buy them in future after a bad experience with another supplier. But this Ascot rose struck me as a healthy one with a strong structure and a colour which DA doesn't currently offer. Interesting to know about Benjamin Britten, thank you.

 

Ammi and Cosmos

Convolvulus Mauritanicus

 

Loving all the pics.
A few colourful blooms from me:



Strawflowers (Helichrysum),
Helenium ‘Mardi Gras’,
Argyranthemums,
Dahlia ‘ Verrone’s Obsidian’.

 

Dahlias are starting to flower now, hooray!

Dahlia Peaches



Dahlia Caitlin’s Joy



Dahlia Copper Boy



A few new purchases to add colour to my pond area for late summer, Anenome Elfin Swan.



Digiplexis Falcon Fire, the bees are already loving this.



Verbascum Peach Champagne

 

Clematis Blue Angel



Phlox

Olivia Rose Austin


Another Phlox


Day Lily

Violas are still flowering


Forgotten the name alpine


Very tall Inula

 

Thanks very much @CostasK

 

Our sweet spire is blooming. At night its covered in lacewing and in day covered in hover flies and wasps.
Our grape is also loaded this year. I bought some bags so the blackbirds dont get the entire crop again.

 

@Adam I is that fantastic sweetspire the ilicifolia one? I couldn't tell if the leaves were that shape. I had one once but it never performed like that.