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What is Looking Good in JULY 2021

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by wiseowl, Jun 30, 2021.

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  1. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    @shiney Do you have much dead heading to do or is most self cleaning? I hope the latter! :rolleyespink:
     
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        Its a Veronica Michael , Veronicastrum have a whorl of leaves around the stems . Your Veronica looks quite tall so its probably one of the longifolia varieties .
         
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          @Victoria the dead heading is a non stop job. The Lychnis tend to spread so much that we don't dead head but chop them back when the flowers have gone over and others of them get pulled up by the roots and binned unless we can find people to give them to. The annuals, not really shown much of those, take a lot of time to dead head. Last year we had over 100 pots of them. We've reduced the number this time.

          Cutting back the trees, shrubs and perennials is an enormous job. The Lilac trees you can see in my last post are just two of them. I can't remember whether we have 7 or 9 of them :scratch:. Lilies need a lot of dead heading and and we have dozens of them around the garden so we don't get around to doing them unless we're passing by.
           
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            Thanks for the information @Perki I was hoping someone would enlighten me. I'll have to remember the difference between them.
            I have gone back and changed the name in the posting.
             
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              Might be approaching peak sweet pea picking. Daily picking has now reached 54 stems.

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                Ligularia Little rocket has been stunning this year like every year , shame it doesn't flower for longer
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                Looking forward to this combo Kniphofia Timothy which should get plenty more flowers soon with Salvia Verticillata endless love .
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                Lupin very late to flower this year
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                Keep thinking of taking this Rose Paul scarlet out because its not a repeat flower with hardly any scent, but how can I when it puts on a show like this :)
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                first Dahlia to flower waltzing Matilde
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                  Your garden is excellent @Perki
                   
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                      You are going into full bloom now Perki ... looks fantastic. Is that Santa Cruz Begonia around your Dahlia? I have it and love it but have to keep it in the shade.
                       
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                        @Perki Very nice !!
                        What variety is your white Rose, the one in a pot ?
                         
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                          @Cordy The white rose is desdemona david austin shrub rose , its supposed to be highly scented but my sense of smell isn't right yet so I can't smell any of the roses.

                          @Victoria Yes Begonia Santa cruz , Garden getting into its stride now all that moaning I did in spring about having no colour etc :heehee:
                           
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                            Lavenders
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                            These have grown in the tarmac
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                              Stunning Lavenders @Logan, you are fortunate to have them growing so well and even through the tarmac.

                              Beautiful garden, and very tidy @Perki, how do you manage to keep it so tidy ? :scratch::smile:
                               
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                                There are some stunning gardens out there - I’ve enjoyed scrolling through all your lovely pictures :spinning:
                                 
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