What is looking good in July 2025

Thank you @Sheal

 

Fabulous plants everyone.
Your photography is exquisite @LunarSea.

My borders are looking all straggly and dry so not photogenic. Just a little sunflower for today (Little Dorrit):

 

First few of the morning glory.


In the greenhouse, Hoya carnosa.

 

@AuntyRach

 

The first Zinnia.

 

Our raised patio in evening sun with potted Thalictrums & grasses.






Miscanthus 'Morning Light' (above) viewed in isolation. Grasses work so well in pots positioned where you can appreciate their outline. Not bad for a £2.50 rescue plant!






Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton' (with Calamagrostis grass behind) still giving lots of bang for buck in the front garden






Two more easy-to-grow plants currently giving bang for buck. Firstly Crocosmia 'Lucifer'






And then Helenium 'Mardi Gras'

 

Do you keep your Hoya in the greenhouse all year round @pete ?

 

Myrtle


Fennel


Geranium "Joseph Green" still flowering well. It started flowering within about 3 weeks of being planted as a bare root this spring, and hasn't stopped.

 

Yes, just gets frost free protection, just enough heat to stop it freezing.

 

Thank you @pete, that's good to know. I've been thinking of getting one for a while now (used to have one many years ago)

 

As you probably know there are different ones, I can only say I find H. carnosa able to cope that low temperature, not sure about some of the others.

 

Yes, It seems the toughest one. I was given a cutting of another several years ago, and it had one leaf when I got, and it still has only one leaf ! Hasn't even grown one millimeter. I repotted it again this spring, and am waiting to see what happens next ... probably nothing
I can't remember it's name.

 

Rudbeckias and Heleniums adding some colour.



Rose For Your Eyes Only.



Another Allium Summer Beauty photo with bee.



Rose Lady of Shalott, second flush.

 

I used to have a plant of Hoya Bella,nice little hanging basket plant.
Someone said you can propagate from leaf cuttings, yes the leaf rooted,but never grew a shoot in two years.

 

Lily "Miss Lily". The last of my lily varieties to open.


Erigeron "Azure Beauty"


Wild carrot, geranium "Joseph Green" and borage


Oregano


Small Teasel