Havenwood July Garden Tour

Mid Summer: Coneflower, Lilies, Roses and Blazing Star

Purple Coneflower, Clary Sage, Phlox and Regal lilies in the Cottage Garden at Havenwood for July.

Welcome to Havenwood in July!

It has been a “real” summer here in northwestern Pennsylvania this year. We have had more heat than normal by a lot, and so everything is rushing ahead to its mid and even late summer glory. I garden in zone 5/6, just an hour north of Pittsburgh, and so its a bit cooler here in the country, but it starts to all feel the same to me over 90°F (32°C).

July has brought all of the native Coneflower (Echinacea) out in full force, along with the native Blazing star (Liatris) on both sides of our property.

Cottage Garden

We had one cool day last week in the 70’s, so I used that day to de-brown the Cottage garden and “clarify the picture,” as Fergus Garrett says. There were quite a few things blooming once I got rid of the extra spring fluff, including mowing down our patch of daisies in the center bed. (See them in June.) This garden often takes the worst of the Japanese beetle damage in the summer, but it is really holding in there this year, especially since I have started cutting off most of the buds and blooms off the roses to discourage the beetles. The Hollyhocks are usually covered in beetles as well, but they are free and clear this year.

All about the Cottage Garden here.

Dark hollyhocks in the Cottage garden in front of the other borders and the blue door.

Flowers in the Cottage Garden in July: Echinacea, Euphorbia myrsinites, Clary sage, Geranium 'Ann Folkard', yellow lily 'Honeymoon', Echinops, Euphorbia donnii with Lilium regale, Eutrochium, one of the few Hemerocallis at Havenwood, H. 'Nosferatu'

One flower I was happy to add last year is the native Blue Skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora.

Birch Walk

If you walk through the Cottage garden you will come to the Birch Walk in the southeastern corner of our property. It is one of my favorite spaces to sit and enjoy a summer moment. It is one of the gardens that I think is most easily replicated and I wrote about how to make your own Birch Walk here.

Shasta daisies in the meadow planting under the white birch trees this month. This is a magical space when the fireflies begin in the evening light.

The Hot Border

After the Birch Walk, at the top of the rise, is the Hot Border. It is themed in the hot colors of the color wheel, hence its name.

Echinacea 'Salsa Red' and Verbascum 'Christo's Yellow Lightening' and golden oregano in the Hot Border, along with chocolate-foliage Brozne fennel, Acer Bloodgood, and Rusty foxglove.

Crocosmia getting going its first year in the Hot Border.

The Fruit Tunnel

Baby pears are growing all over the tunnel, and it is getting quite shaggy and ready for its summer prune and tie in. More on making a fruit tunnel here.

Looking down from the Hot Border through the Fruit tunnel; up from the lawn to the steps and tunnel; and the Balloon flower (Platycodon) that have finally survived the rabbits in this area.

The Pond & Bogs

One of my favorite combinations of the summer months is in our pond with the native Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) and the False Ural Spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia). More about how we made the pond and why we made two bogs to go with it here.

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) and False Ural Spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia) attract a large number of pollinators big and small in July.

Kitchen Garden

This garden has gone mad in July. Tomatoes galore, Zucchini, Glads, Sweet peas and Dahlias all at once! Very unusual but true.

Glads, Dahlias, Sweet peas—full house in the Kitchen Garden this month

View back to the lawn, the pond and the potting shed.

Long Border

Things are looking pretty good in the Long Border this month! It is the next garden due for a good weed through when the heat gets a little less, but there are many good plantings that have been years in the making. You can read more about the making of the Long Border here.

Echinacea pink and white and Fountain grass ‘Karley Rose’ in the Long Border at sunset.

Four very tall plants in the Long Border: Mohr's Rosinweed (Silphium mohrii), teasel, Verbena hasta, and Giant Sunflower (Rudbeckia maxima).

Blazing star (Liatris) blooming to quite a height this year in the Long Border.

Thanks for stopping by Havenwood for a walk around!

This is link to Carol for the July Garden Blogger Bloom day, so take a look at all of the lovely gardens around the country!

What is blooming for you this month? Love to hear!

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