Garden Blooms in Cold Mid-July

               Summer is strange this year. Some days were warm and even hot but they were not more than a week in June. In July we had no hot days at all till now. Looking at flowering plants and shrubs, I wonder how they can grow and bloom in such cold days and nights especially when the temperature drops to + 10C. But let's see what blooms in my garden in mid-July. 

We start from my front garden. This Delphinium suddenly bloomed next to the rose. I write 'suddenly' because it has been growing for 2 years and didn't bloom yet. I didn't know what color it is. Finally Delphinium turned bright blue with a white center. I love it! 
There is the new rose 'Amber' that I have recently planted. It is a yellow rose quite high and blooms in inflorescence of 3-4 buds.

 

Now let's go to the back garden. On the terrace, I hung a few small pots with Impatiens walleriana. When I bought, it has not yet bloomed and now you can see that it is a mixture of different varieties of red, white and white-red color. These ones I like most. In other containers dahlias, pelargonium, lilies, gladioli and begonias grow. Here is the dahlia with unusual flowers, isn't it?

Here is my pond, I'm proud of it because its landscape was made by my hands. Of course I was helped to change a liner and to put the tiles. Then I made a small bed between the pond and the patio and I planted some roses there.

The red rose 'Proud of England' flowers very well, other roses are still waiting for warm days. On the left you can see the rose bush 'P. Grootendorst'. It's not afraid of cold, even frost and blooms all summer (photo below).

Next to this 'P. Grootendorst' the white rose 'Blanc double de Coubre' is in bloom. It is very fragrant but flowers once in summer.

This bright red rose is climbing 'Flamentance'. It has to be high but suffers from the frost and can't grow more than 60 cm during the summer. 
Aquilegia is yellow this year. In general, they are often cross-pollinated and their color can be changed the next year. 
On the other side of the pond the small flowers of Gypsophila grow falling in the water. It often suffers from my lawn mowers, but soon recovered:))

Next to this bed a carnation is growing, there are two varieties: Dianthus barbatus and Dianthus alpinus.

Finally, let's look at the lawn and the flowers from the cottage terrace. My favorite rose 'Prestine' opens only a first bud. Probably it won't yet fully open because the night will be cold again, it's sad... In the distance you see the urns with begonias. Now the red ones began to bloom and the white begonias are also waiting for the heat, ha ha.

You have seen my garden in mid-July. And what blooms in your garden and what weather do you have now?