Whats Looking Good In August

I showed Mrs LS's baskets a few weeks ago but I think they're at their best right now so here they are again.


















And a shot of the front of the house showing all three






A different angle showing the alcove too. The postie has a difficult job reaching our door!

 

Yes, it's a spent cosmos flower which has attracted lots of pretty goldfinches. I will need to steal some seeds for next year but will leave as many as possible for my pretty friends.

 

Miscanthus Red Spear.



Bird bath with a view!



Dahlia Walzing Matilda.

 

The Miscanthus looks like the male flowers on sweetcorn.

 

Fuchsia 'Lechlade Magician' ...



Fuchsia 'Crosby Soroptimist' ...





Fuchsia 'Celia Smedley' ...



Fuchsia 'Blue Bush' ...



Fuchsia 'Orange Crush' (but looks pink to me !) ...



Gymnocalycium stenopleurum ...



Gymnocalycium quehlianum ...



Diascia 'Denim Blue' ...



Hibiscus 'Blue Bird' ...



Centaurea ...

 

Zinnias hosting a monarch for brunch.

 

The Goji Berry is flowering. I've never had flowers this early, so maybe there's a chance of fruit this year. Whatever, it's coming out this winter and I'm putting something nicer in its place. Maybe a plum tree.


French Marigolds - they have been putting out a flower or two since I planted them in the spring, then in the last few weeks they've suddenly exploded with blooms.



My sunflowers are all determined to turn their backs on me and give my neighbour the benefit. It's nothing to do with the sun position - they are looking almost due North! I'm sure they just do it to spite me.


First flower on the Toad Lily. I bought it last year and wasn't confident it had survived the winter, so very happy to see this.


One of my very few Cosmos this year, this is an Apricotta growing among the seedheads of drumstick alliums.

 

Yes, these are upright like the male sweetcorn flowers, same family, but there are other Miscanthus flowers that arch downwards. This one is a recent introduction from Knoll Gardens. All it has done so far is to send up three flowers, no base leaves. I'm hoping it will be more impressive next year!

 

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Helenium










And of course Helianthus 'Miss Mellish'

 

Fuchsia "Patio Princess"