The Delargo Gardens - September

 Hello me dears September has passed and we are slipping into Autumn - Winter 'drawers' on ! But the salvias are just coming into their own and our Nerine has decided to flower for the first time in 5 years.

 We have more Salvias in flower than I have photos but here are a few snaps.

 

 That is about it for the stars of the month but before we go off to tour the estate we have a plant I have always disliked but is looking stunning in the garden at the moment - Japanese anemone - Eriocapitella hupehensis

 Well there tiz then me darlins. Grab a complementary thermos or hip-flask and climb up into the Land Rover for the tour of our vast estate.

 

 When I see the garden in full swing I still find hard to believe that nothing is in the soil everything is in pots and in a tiny space to boot. 

There is just enough time before you head for the VIP Hospitality suite for you to have a sneaky preview of the Delargo Fuchsia fest. This month Donny has selected; Fuchsia 'Molesworth'

 That's it then me dears till next time

 It's

Ttfn from Donny

and

Ttfn from me

Toodle Pip.

 

The delargo Gardens - August.

 Here we are then me darlins. The hosepipe ban has had an impact on our completely container grown garden this month but perhaps not as badly as we feared especially as we have been away on holiday for part of it.

 The majority of our salvias are just getting into their stride and should start to dominate the garden next month and up to the first frosts.

 

 

There a are plenty of other jollies adding colour to the garden. A fresh flush on the self-seeded Nicotiana 

 

The Thunbergia alata, Black-eyed Susan should be 3 times taller by now but it is flowering and is a joy

 Scaevola and its Unique Flowers - five petals arranged in a hand-like or fan shape.

We all need a good doer. Begonia non stop red does it for me.

This should be Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte') which is pink

Next year we will be doing pelargoniums and Ipomoea purpurea 'Kniola's Black big time.

 

I was hoping to be able launch our hot air balloon for a flight over the vast drought ridden expanse of the Delargo estate and outlying Farms but had forgotten that the BBC have booked it for for a ridiculous amount of monies to film the second series of 'Gardens from the Air, with Christine Walkden.
 

The stars of the month might be a bit short in supply but all hail the reliable doers.

 Nobody raves about common old Busy Lizzy, Impatiens walleriana but in can fill a difficult corner full of flower and colour.

There Tiz then me lovelies Donny is telling me it is time to do the sneak preview of the fuchsia Fest. This one is named after me and is 'Devonshire Dumpling'

Hope you enjoyed your visit to the garden and Donny and I hope to see you in September.

Till the it's Ttfn from Donny

and

It's Ttfn from me.

Toodle Pip.