The Delargo Gardens - May

Wow 35.1°C recorded at Kew this month. We have had to do a bit of extra watering but the garden has loved it and grown like topsy.

 June should be the month for roses but for us it is late May this is our Essex Rose and below is the wonderful Gertrude Jekyll.

 

Both have been fabulous all month but Jon's cutting has now taken off and wants to conquer the world.

 We choice our three Clematis from the three different groups to spread out the flowering through out the summer. Hey Ho they are all in flower now and that is fine and fab

Clematis 'General Sikorski' - Group 2

 Clematis 'Nelly Moser' Group 2

 Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal' - Group 3

Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchard' -  Group 3

 Hey Ho they can flower when they like and I will get the same pleasure. As does Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

 

Tradescantia

Veronica with Mexican Fleabane

 

 We love our Geraniums and they are all about to kick off

 

as are the Salvias we have some newbies to show of latter in the season

 

So much to look forward to but till then lets enjoy what we have now and take a tour of our vast estate.

 

the Mound

The Terraced Garden

Wine Time

if you have a look up our back passage you will see Scilla Peruviana if you can get this then get it and grow it. It is amazing.

 

I thought you might be interested to see how the Taro is doing. It had another hard unprotected Winter but it is back ! 

 And our Cymbidium orchid is still refusing to stop flowering. I think it will get into June and then it will be off for it's Summer holiday in the garden

 

 

Donny is reminding me to mention the Fuchsia Fest Sneak Preview. This week it is the tiny Jewel like, 'Just Pat'

 

Well there we are then me dears May has been amazing and I am looking forward to seeing what is going to happen in June. We Hope to see you then but till then -

 

It's Ttfn from Donny

and Ttfn from me

Pip pip 

5 Photos. Dartmouth Bluebells

  I used to live and work in Dartmouth in Devon. It and its environs are with out doubt one of the most beautiful places on earth. Devon in Spring is pure joy and every Bluebell wood is a joy beyond Joy

 

This is a five photo rehash of one of my old posts from 11 years ago.

 Toodle Loo and Pip pip 

The Delargo Gardens April

 Oh My Gosh. It is mid May and I and I am only just posting the April garden Blog. The time has just flown by so lets get on with a whistle stop trip of the Gardens of Delargo Towers as they were in April.

April was a month of two halves, starting in late spring with the Tulips and ending in early Summer with Roses

Jasmin

 Thalictrum Aquilegiifolium 

 Self sown Mimulus 

Lily-of-the-valley in memory of my Mother

 Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'  

Time to jump up into the land rover to to see the grounds of Delargo towers bursting into growth

 

 It is at this point of the tour that we will be introducing a new high light. Just as Monty Don has 'The Mound' in his garden we have had one of our own here at Delargo Towers. It has been constructed up towards the top field. Below is a photo of it being built.

and planted up.

on with the tour

 

 By the end of the month we were heading into May and into Summer.

Clematis 'Nelly Moser' 

 

 

Scilla Peruviana; Portuguese squill

 

Aquilegia Swan Yellow

The Essex Rose; grown from seed by the boys in Essex.

Joy of joys. this Amaryllis has been out in the garden feeling sorry for it self for a couple of years. This Spring it has decided to flower.

By popular request Donny has brought back the Fuchsia fest preview. This is - Hot Coals

Well there we are then me darlins. April in a nutshell. Hold on to your hats and we will be back in a week or two with the garden in May

Till then it's

Ttfn from Donny

and Ttfn from me

Toodle Pip.