SHOW ME YOUR AUGUST GARDENS

[Tropical_Rich]

Here’s mine

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[Craig A]

Looking good, it’s really getting some height now 👍

[Nicholas]

I don’t have a tropical garden as such but I’ve two brugmansias in the small glasshouse that are doing well. They were in pots, now in the ground.

[Craig A]

Very nice, that variegated one is a favourite of mine. I bet it smells amazing in there! Do you heat your greenhouse in winter?

[greatnorthernexotic]

All good here, we’ve even had some August sun! 😄

[Craig A]

Also love the layering of plants in this pic. I love looking at other peoples gardens, it’s always inspiring.

[trachyhunter]

Two year anniversary of my new build garden.

Impatiens tinctoria have been the star this year, amazingly tall and fast growing!

I also planted a Miscanthus lutarioriparius which needs urgent attention at the end of this season as it’s starting to run like a good’un!

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[trachyhunter]

I can confirm the Miscanthus lutariorparius; dispite looking amazingly exotic and growing to 4 metres in 5 months it had run wild. If you’re thinking of planting this, don’t plant it without a very comprehensive rhizome barrier or put in in a pot!

[Craig A]

It looks soooooo good! I absolutely love a circular path 👌

[wayne]

My garden started as a lockdown distraction now it’s now my weekend destination of choice

[Craig A]

It’s looking really good @wayne , I really like the island bed in the middle of the lawn 👌

[Neil Floyd]

It has overgrown somewhat.. but I suppose that’s OK!

Very happy with how it’s turned out this year. Still alot of work to do though. As always there are bits I will be changing next summer.

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[Craig A]

@Neil it looks great! That seating area surrounded by lush foliage looks like a lovely spot to sit 😀

[hoekievld]

Here a part of my garden in The Netherlands

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[Craig A]

Just WOW! Those Hedychium flowers are incredible. Does it put on that good a display for you every year?

[hoekievld]

hi Craig, it is the third summer after i planted it and it get’s bigger each year, i think last year i had 5 flowers, this year seven and the tallest one is around 2 meter high. it always did well but this year extremely well 🙂 Also it looks like the flowers looks pretty, for a much longer time as before, now after a week they still look amazing, i remember them flowering just for couple of days the years before

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[hoekievld]

just remembering that i did not fertalized this tara at all. only a little bit of compost early spring

[hoekievld]

garden is still exploding with new growth.

[Craig A]

I am soooooooo envious of your Manihot, I’d love to add one to my collection 😀

[hoekievld]

Thanks, it did sooo well this summer. It is reaching 2,5 meters now and lots of seedpods developing. Def worth the try! I took a couple of cuttings weeks ago, hopefully they develop roots

[hoekievld]

[Craig A]

Do you leave the Manihot outdoors in winter?

[hoekievld]

Hi Craig, yes i leave it in the ground again like last winter.

The thinner branches will die pretty quickly after the first frost. I only protected the base stem with fleece cloth. When I’m home i will take a picture of the base and you can see to where i had to cut it back last spring. If you live in the south it will definitly survive the winters without to much protection at all

[Reggie]

Mine is a year old and going great guns. Cannot speak highly enough of Phillips hue lights…

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[Craig A]

Wow! I love the area with the circular patio @Reggie 😀 And those lights are incredible!