Hello there and welcome back to my garden linky, which opens at the start of each month and stays open for the whole month - meaning you can link up at any time. You’re welcome to link any posts that have a garden theme - this could be your garden, the plants you’re growing or the gardens you visit, or anything in between - just so long as it’s related to gardening.
Once again I’m sharing more from Alan Titchmarsh and collating information in these posts which is widely available in the public domain.
Plants in their prime this month
August is the culmination of months of effort, and as is so often the weather determines how your garden will fare. Very dry weather means there’s little lawn mowing to do, and there’s less weeding too and hopefully there’ll be time to sit and enjoy your garden. If it’s wet, as it has been here, everything - including the weeds - grow more quickly!
Through writing this post I’ve been able to name one of the plants in my garden. The plant came from my dad and he thought it was some kind of South African fuchsia, and he wasn’t far wrong. It’s a Phygelius capensis - exactly, or more widely known as a Cape figwort. It’s flowers are like bunches of bright orange-red tubers, and it’s growing wildly at the moment in our garden.
Japanese anemones, hardy fuchsias and phlox, and of course sunflowers should also be in their prime this month.
What to do in the garden this month
Water and feed plants regularly, especially those in pots.
Take cuttings from herbs.
Cut strawberry runners from the parent plant.
Harvest French and runner beans, lettuce, beetroot, courgettes and enjoy!
Watch out for, get ahead and last chance
Watch out for slugs and snails.
Get ahead by staking tall plants to prevent them being flattened by strong winds.
Last chance to finish summer pruning of wisteria.
