My Garden in July

I always think of you Hywel when the weather forecast shows rain over Wales which is most of the time. Trouble is it uses itself up before it gets to the Midlands. We here are struggling to keep our plants alive. A shower puts 2 gallons in the water butt which is used up keeping the Tomatoes and Peppers vertical in the greenhouse.
So you are very, very lucky !
Your garden is a pleasure to admire. Thank you for the
photographs.

I don't think I've ever seen that first Clematis before, Hywel. A bit different, very nice.

It's looking fabulous Hywel...so much colour..?

My garden is getting overgrown too. I was looking at it yesterday and then I thought about how it will look in January once the cold burns everything flat...I will trim it up a bit but not too much. By the way, your garden is my gold standard.

Wish we had some rain Hywel, everything is bone dry here. Rain is forecast for the coming 2 days though. I did smile at the mental image of you hacking your way through to get to the Cacti! Your Astilbes are lovely and everything looks so lush.
Bella is looking beautiful as ever ... :o)

We could expect no less from you Hywel wonderful display.

All looking super Hywel as ever :o) your blocked entrance looks so pretty hope your Cacti manage for a while longer it would be a shame to cut your way in! Bella is in charge of that cold frame she looks really cosy there =^..^= x

So pretty, Hywel. I am really envious.

It seems to me that everything is growing like mad this year. The hedges ; the verges; the trees; the shrubs.: they've all taken off.

We have to have our hedges trimmed in August and we also need to contact Southern Electricity people about the trees making their way towards, and even on, their wires. Not sure who pays for the work but it's necessary. Not as pretty as your fuchsias and clematis.

As usual it looks very pretty, ours looks like a jungle compared to yours, and thats not the jungly part, if you have some rain to spare send some over please....

The pale blue clematis is beautiful. I hope you can blast your way into the cactus house without inflicting too much damage on the plants - or on yourself...
Your garden is as pretty as ever - wish I had your eye for planting. Have you been clipping the standard holly?
We've had to trim our beech hedge this week, much too early, but it was spreading our across the drive - hope it doesn't grow much before autumn.

Bella's obviously in charge of the cold frame

What a stunning mixed display blocking your catus house. I think yourgarden looks better than ever Hywel such a variety of colour to.

Looks wonderful Hywel. You have some very beautiful and healthy plants. No rain for months here on Vancouver Island in Western Canada. Hemerochallis Frans Hals is beautiful and so is your blue clematis.
Lovely to see your garden again.

Thanks for your comments :)

Steragram, I just stick anything anywhere and hope for the best. There's no plan.
I pruned the Holly tree drastically a few months ago. I'll show you some photos.

Don't listen to the weather forecast Diane. We never get what they say ... although it is a bit wetter than the midlands :)

Oh dear Hywel, that's what I do too but it doesn't work nearly as well as it does for you....

It all looks lovely Hywel, my garden was very over grown with all the rain, just come in from cutting it all back,looking a lot better I am glad to say.

Beautiful flowers Hywel - so much colour - it has been a really good season for the Astilbe - I love them all that frothy bloom - lovely picture of Bella - Jane

Your garden is a credit to you Hywel..every year,it always looks so beautiful,with so much colour..I love the way you say you just stick anything anywhere.. and it seems to work for you too. Bella doesn't seem to have any complaints either :o) x

So lovely Hywel, I only pop in and out at the moment too...
Thought of you yesterday though, we're up in south scotlsnd and went to a "honesty" garden, big house, no one about and they trust you to pay, even for plants. ....its a different world, a shed , open with the makings of tea and coffee.....and a pricelist!

I digress!
In part of the walled garden were fuchsias, so many snd so different, not in pots , all planted out.....a glorious pink bush bigger than me next to one with huge flowers, the other side another bush with the tiniest leaves and flowers ever.....
Quite amazing ?

It looks glorious, Hywel!

Thanks for all your comments.

Those Fuchsias sound wonderful Pam :)

I do like walled gardens, the trees and shrubs look so well.....the Scotch Thistles must hsve been 8 or 10 feet tall!

Loving everything in your garden Hywel, such wonderful colours everywhere.

Thanks for all your comments :)