Here we are me dears in the rather drab Delargo Towers garden. November has been wet and miserable but mild, let's see what it had to offer.
There might not be a lot of flower in the garden but the old stalwarts are still going strong. Cobaea scandens is doing it's best to achieve world domination and this little beauty, Impatiens 'New Guinea' hybred has been in flower since the Spring.
And of course the Salvias. Where would we be with out them !
Now me dears tiz time to climb up into the Land-Rover and begin the grand tour of the Autumnal Delargo Estate
While the old work horses are still in flower from the Summer other plants are starting to come into their season. The first of our old cyclamen has just started to flower.
and the bulbs and Winter bedding is in.
There's just time before you head off to the refreshment rooms for a hot toddy to have a look at the featured Fuchsia of the month - 'Pink Fantasia'
till the next time I see you in the garden then me darlins it's
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Toodle-Loo and Pip pip.
Still looking lovely despite it being November. I hope every one of your plants survives the imminent cold snap.
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Thank you my dear Ms Scarlet.
DeleteWe have no Winter protection for any of our plants but jon and I have been trundling down the the most tender to take shelter in our back passage, close to the house windows.
It was a depressing month with all that rain and the tree leaves turning to mush before we could get at them, but the salvias, fuchsias and climbers have been a delight as the light levels start to get shorter - and still attracting the bees! As Ms Scarlet says, however, let's see what happens over the next few frosty nights... Jx
ReplyDeleteIndeed but the Winter Solstice is only three weeks away and then everything begins anew again.
DeleteDespite being such a thug, Cobaea scandens does seem to be a draw for late season bees (as Jon's pointed out) - I saw a few honeybees sipping from mine on the 1st of this month (I hope they've all tucked themselves away in their hive by now though).
ReplyDeleteThe salvias are a delightful splash of colour, and I see your taro is still at it in the farthest reaches of your back passage!
Thank you Mr De.
DeleteAs I write this we have had minus 5'c temperatures night after night, Gawd only knows what is going to survive.
Hey ho, we will just have to wait and see, get the seed catalogues out and replace the dead in the Spring where we need to.
Our garden is due for a rethink so this will be a good time to do it
Ttfn