Bring out the
best of July
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 Deep colours are invaluable
in the summer border to set off the
lighter tones, and Penstemon 'Burgundy'
is one of the best. It is lovely with
pink, blue or white flowers, its deep
wine colour bringing richness and
solidity to a composition. |
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The Californian poppy brings
a touch of the sunny climate of its
native land. It loves a dry sunny soil,
where it will flower for months in shades
of hot orange, red and yellow. It
self-sows easily, starting new plants in
interesting places. |
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peach-leaved bell flower not only has a
pretty name but it is one of the
prettiest plants of the summer. The bells
of Campanula persicifolia are carried on
graceful slender stems that rise above a
small tuft of narrow, peach-like leaves.
It is easy to grow in a sunny position in
ordinary soil. |
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Summer is a time of
lightness and there is no better example
than the frothy heads of the pink
meadowsweet, Filipendula palmata 'Rubra',
a easy plant to grow in soil that does
not dry out. Its foliage is good too. |
Also
looking good…
Trees:
Genista
aetnensis Mount Etna
broom
Tilia
tomentosa 'Petiolaris' weeping
silver lime
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Flowers:
Lychnis
coronaria dusty miller
Nepeta x
faassenii catmint
Hemerocallis
hybrids day lily
Delphinium
hybrids delphinium
Phygelius
capensis phygelius
Lilium
martagon martagon lily
Acanthus
mollis bear's breeches
Malva
moschata musk mallow
Penstemon
varieties border
penstemon
Veronica
spicata veronica
Asphodeline
lutea yellow asphodel
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Shrubs
and climbers:
Tamarix
pentandra summer
tamarisk
Lonicera
tragophylla yellow-flowered
honeysuckle
Spirea
japonica summer spirea
Tropaeolum
speciosum flame
flower
Cistus x
purpureus sun rose
Hypericum
patulum 'Hidcote' hypericum
Spartium
junceum Spanish broom
Indigofera
heteranthera indigofera
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