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What to plant in July

Frost-free climates

Plants for beauty: any ornamental shrub in the nursery; seeds or seedlings of alyssum, Californian poppy, calendula, cleome, coleus, gerbera, helichrysum, honesty, impatiens, kangaroo paw, marigold, pansy, petunias, phlox, salvia, sunflower, Swan River daisy, torenia, zinnia.

Temperate

Plants for beauty: Bare-rooted or potted roses and other deciduous shrubs; seeds of alyssum, calendula, heartsease, lunaria; seedlings of bellis perennis, Californian poppy, English daisy, evening primrose, Iceland poppy, love lies bleeding, primulas, pansies, polyanthus, Iceland poppies, viola.

Cold

Plants for beauty: Bare-rooted or potted roses and other deciduous shrubs; seedlings of alyssum, bellis perennis, calendula, Californian poppy, Iceland poppy, primula, pansy, stock, sweet peas.

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