The Delargo Gardens - April

Here we are me lovelies at the end of April. We have had a little bit of every thing weather wise this month from gale force winds, hail  and baking sunshine. Some chilly nights but no frosts thank heavens.

The daffs have given way to the wallflowers

Our only tulips this year 'Gavotta' has looked rather splendid all this month

and the gorgeous Ipheion 'Jessie' too

The garden itself is slowly coming together with a lot of effort ( mainly from Jon)

The difference between the beginning of the month and now is amazing

Ipomoea tricolor 'Kniola's Black' . Ipomoea multifida and Ipomoea(Mina) lobata

Monty Don said to cut off all the old fronds of deciduous ferns so we did and it is now looking fresh and fab.

 Thank you Jon

His rose  'Veilchenblau' ( a cutting taken 3 years ago ) is looking good and has loads of flower buds full of promise

as are our begonias both old and new

 there are a few newbies this month along with the seedling and old favourites waking up from there Winter sleep. 

By the way me darlins I have now finished repairing the all the garden posts all the way back to 2013
It was actually quite interesting and is a useful archive of what was what through the all three incarnations of the 'Delargo Towers garden'

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The Delargo Gardens - March

Here we again me dears at the end of our second March in this incarnation of the 'Gardens of Delargo Towers'

A mild month on the whole but with a few frost and a couple of storms. The plastic greenhouse we bought back in 2014 blew over so many time it is now in a skip.

Safe indoors our cymbidium orchid decided to flower, This is only the second time it has done so in the 21 years that I have known this plant !

We have a few stunners in the garden too.

Chionodoxa forbesii

Tulipa humilis 'Persian Pearl'

Ipheion 'Jessie'

As well as our old reliables...

Anemone blanda

Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite):

Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower):

Hyacinth 'Royal Navy':

...along with the pansies

and of course Daffs

With almost everything in pots, there is a lot to do to prepare for the Spring proper and the log awaited Summer to come.

Not every thing is in pots, and this year we intend to work on what little bits of soil that we have.

As well as sowing seeds and buying the odd newbie or two.

A busy time ahead, methinks.

Roll on Spring.

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