One house, one garden

Everything we're growing

28 plants and flowers, indoors and out — what each one is, what it actually wants, and what needs doing to it before the frost.

Outdoors: 20
Indoors: 8
In flower: 16
Winter jobs: 20

In flower this August

In flowerWater less
Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
- Houseplant
- Average
Flowers January–December. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerCut back
Bear's breeches
Acanthus mollis
- Perennial
- Drought-tolerant
Flowers June–August. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerCut back
Border phlox
Phlox paniculata
- Perennial
- Thirsty
Flowers July–September. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerLift
Canna lily
Canna
- Rhizome
- Thirsty
Flowers July–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
- Annual
- Thirsty
Flowers June–August. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Climbing rose
Rosa
- Climber
- Average
Flowers June–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerLift
Dahlia
Dahlia
- Tuber
- Thirsty
Flowers July–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerCut back
Double daylily
Hemerocallis
- Perennial
- Thirsty
Flowers June–August. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerCut back
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
- Biennial
- Average
Flowers June–September. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Lacecap hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
- Shrub
- Thirsty
Flowers July–September. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
- Climber
- Average
Flowers July–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerMulch
Pale pink shrub rose
Rosa
- Rose
- Average
Flowers June–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Penstemon
Penstemon
- Perennial
- Average
Flowers June–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flower
Rose campion
Silene coronaria
- Perennial
- Drought-tolerant
Flowers June–August. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerKeep dry
Shrubby salvia
Salvia 'Hot Lips'
- Shrub
- Average
Flowers June–October. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.
In flowerCut back
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
- Perennial
- Drought-tolerant
Flowers June–September. It is currently August, so this plant is in flower.

7 plants want watering first in a dry spellAnd five you should pointedly leave alone, because watering them makes things worse.

Outdoors20

Indoors8