What's looking good in July 2024

Discussion in 'Flower Gardening' started by Logan, Jul 1, 2024.

  1. Oreti

    Oreti In Flower

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2024
    Messages:
    944
    Likes Received:
    2,785
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Lovely blooms @Melody Mc. ,especially your Campanula. Mine are slightly different to yours with more spaced out blooms along the stems.
     
    Melody Mc., Pacnorwest and Sjoerd like this.
  2. Logan

    Logan Strong Ash

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2018
    Messages:
    6,463
    Likes Received:
    10,565
    Location:
    Redditch Worcestershire UK
    Lovely pics everyone and a belated happy birthday @Oreti and your hubby.


    Two tone hydrangea
    IMG_20240721_084829_(864_x_1536_pixel).jpg
     
    Jewell, Melody Mc., Nate77 and 2 others like this.
  3. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2006
    Messages:
    21,142
    Likes Received:
    21,422
    Say Pac, how old is that mimosa? It looks fairly large.
     
    Melody Mc. and Pacnorwest like this.
  4. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2006
    Messages:
    21,142
    Likes Received:
    21,422
    My goodness Jewell, that anemone is so early (compared to mine). Mine do not even have buds yet. I like them so much.

    Mel— your flowers are looking good aren’t they. I like that Campanula and the Flanders poppy especially. Did you know that Flanders is an english-i-zation of Vlaanderen, a section of Belgium linguistically and historically related to Nederland?

    Loggie— your Hydrangea looks very smart standing in the sun there.
     
    Jewell, Melody Mc., Nate77 and 2 others like this.



    Advertisement
  5. Logan

    Logan Strong Ash

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2018
    Messages:
    6,463
    Likes Received:
    10,565
    Location:
    Redditch Worcestershire UK
    Thank you Sjoerd

    I've got some Japanese anemone out as well.
     
    Jewell, Sjoerd and Pacnorwest like this.
  6. Oreti

    Oreti In Flower

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2024
    Messages:
    944
    Likes Received:
    2,785
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Thanks @Logan .

    Aren't Hydrangeas fab they certainly add impact to the garden. I love them .....which reminds me ... I wanted to strike up some cuttings from a couple of them this year.
     
    Jewell, Melody Mc., Sjoerd and 2 others like this.
  7. Pacnorwest

    Pacnorwest Hardy Maple

    Joined:
    May 16, 2018
    Messages:
    4,059
    Likes Received:
    9,750
    It’s a beauty in late summer till fall. Trees grow like they are on steroids in this zone. According to the life cycle of a tree on steroids it’s a few years up into its mid life crisis in plant years. It’s a very lazy grower, doesn’t do much until the end of June when leaves finally show up. Never has any insects or diseases , so far it’s a care free uninhibited tree destined as a huge attraction . Similar to a flash in the pan. The hummers adore its plumes. It’s a little tree and competes for sunlight with the 100’ doug firs and white pines .

    Never requires a lot of attention until it blooms. Then it screams look at me and becomes quite the narcissist and a big show off at the ripe old age of 29 years .
     
    Jewell, Melody Mc., Nate77 and 2 others like this.
  8. Logan

    Logan Strong Ash

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2018
    Messages:
    6,463
    Likes Received:
    10,565
    Location:
    Redditch Worcestershire UK
    @Oreti your welcome :)
    Yes hydrangeas are good, that one was a cutting many years ago when we moved house, i was surprised it took, not very good at doing cuttings.
     
  9. Oreti

    Oreti In Flower

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2024
    Messages:
    944
    Likes Received:
    2,785
    Location:
    Hampshire
    They tend to take pretty well. I took cuttings from all the ones in my parents garden before selling up 4 years ago. Some bloomed the following year which really surprised me.
     
    Jewell, Logan, Melody Mc. and 2 others like this.
  10. Pacnorwest

    Pacnorwest Hardy Maple

    Joined:
    May 16, 2018
    Messages:
    4,059
    Likes Received:
    9,750
    Oreti your hydrangeas are the …”Cats Meow”. IMG_2004.jpeg
     
    Jewell, Frank, Logan and 2 others like this.
  11. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2006
    Messages:
    21,142
    Likes Received:
    21,422
    Pac—Thanks for the comments on your lovely mimo. And that cool comment and feline foto.

    Today we picked and picked and picked… beans. Of course then we processed them all when we got home.
    IMG_4269.jpeg
     
    Jewell, Logan, Melody Mc. and 2 others like this.
  12. Pacnorwest

    Pacnorwest Hardy Maple

    Joined:
    May 16, 2018
    Messages:
    4,059
    Likes Received:
    9,750
    Sjoerd …. So many different types and colors of beans in those baskets - a festival of beans . You and your bride have every reason to be happy and proud of what your hard work has produced. It’s not always easy with so many crakey negative factors at play. Weather, insects, bunnies… a whole zoo . You make it look so easy. They all look exceptionally perfect .:smt038 Yummmm.
     
    Jewell, Logan, Sjoerd and 1 other person like this.
  13. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2006
    Messages:
    21,142
    Likes Received:
    21,422
    Thanks so much, Pac. The toms will be next…and more beans.
     
    Jewell, Logan and Pacnorwest like this.
  14. Melody Mc.

    Melody Mc. Young Pine

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2022
    Messages:
    2,309
    Likes Received:
    6,001
    Location:
    Brisith Columbia, Canada
    Beautiful harvest Sjoerd! PAC is right - your harvest is especially beautiful in light of all of your obstacles.
     
    Jewell, Sjoerd and Pacnorwest like this.
  15. Melody Mc.

    Melody Mc. Young Pine

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2022
    Messages:
    2,309
    Likes Received:
    6,001
    Location:
    Brisith Columbia, Canada
    I didn't know that. :)

    My iris' showed themselves this last week. The garden is changing without the large birch trees. The Iris flowers are old friends that I haven't seen in years. They will be marked and moved to their own bed in the fall or early spring.

    Iris 1.JPG


    Iris 2.JPG

    iris 3.JPG
     
    Jewell, Frank, Sjoerd and 2 others like this.

Share This Page