The Garden in August

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Long afternoons in hot August

Come to thunder by and by

But then soon after a cloudburst

The sun returns to warm and dry

Plants of interest (my selected varieties of trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials)

bulletHydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora',
bulletLavatera 'Barnsley',
bulletCeanothus 'Autumnal Blue' can flower in spring and again in late summer, this is the hardest variety of Ceanothus, 
bulletConvolvlus 'Star of Yelta,
bulletHeliotrope marine,
bulletPelargonium (bedding Geranium) Frank Headley,
bulletGazania Daybreak Mixed,
bulletPenstemon varieties,
bulletCeanothus 'Gloire de Versalles' this deciduous form has powder blue flowers,

 Key tasks to undertake

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My tips for the month

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 My pictures of plants providing colour / interest  this month

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