Hello me dear. Here we are 2023 and 202 is over and tiz time for the Delargo Towers annual Fuchsia Review.
Fuchsias always look fab and do so for such a long time, it is easy to take them a bit for granted. They often don't make it onto the blog as I try to show what is newly in flower each month through the seasons. They can be in flower from Spring to Autumn.
To make up for this every year we hold a 'Fuchsia Fest' here at 'Delargo Towers' to showcase our collection. This year we have a grand tally of 48 named varieties. We will look at each Fuchsia in the collection in alphabetical order.
There are a lot to get through so with out any further ado, I declare the 'Delargo Towers Fuchsia Fest 2022' well and truly open!
Abbe Farges
Border Queen
There tiz then me lovelies.
2022 in a nutshell. It was a challenging year for our Fuchsias - Too wet, too dry, too hot and too cold in turn but the Fuchsias just got on with it and did their own thing anyway.
There is just time to remember absent friends, that is the Fuchsias that are no longer with us
Bella Lydia
and the much loved 'Foolke', which hopefuly will be replaced in the Spring.
Hope you enjoyed the Fuchsias and your visit to the VIP hospitality tent me lovely.
and hope to see you back in the garden proper at the end of January.
Roll on Spring 2023!
Ttfn.
You just known I and we all adore the Fushia!!!! How nice to see back on for this time of year.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased that you love Fuchsias as much as we do. Such a range of colours, shapes, sizes and forms.
DeleteI agree it is nice to see things over the whole growing year. Without much to show in January I shall post another special, 'Delargo Gardens' a year on one page.
Hope you pop in to have a look
Ttfn
I would love to sit in your garden with the Fuchsias and an "Arcati Royale."
ReplyDeleteMistress,We would love to serve you an "Arcati Royale." while you peruse our Fuchsias
DeleteAngostura bitters to taste
4 measures Bramble (blackberry) Gin
4 measures champagne
stir and enjoy
...and repeat. Ad infinitum. Jx
DeleteA Ha well we certainly repeated making and drinking that that recipe a good few times.
DeleteThank you, kind hosts.
DeleteAnd if life gives you bitters, make an "Arcati Royale."
Only time will tell how many of these beauties survived that terrible week of frost last month. However, I know as long as we have a garden we'll never be without them, so there's more shopping to be done in Essex, methinks! Jx
ReplyDeleteHooray For the Grumpy Mr Baker and his fabulous Fuchsia Nursery.
DeleteBeautiful photos! I hope they have survived the weather.
ReplyDeleteSx
Thank you Ms Scarlet. I think we will replace the lot in Spring with fresh young plants anyway. It is the Salvias that are the worry so fingers crossed for them. Rooted Fuchsia cuttings are just over a pound a pop. Replacing Salvias is another matter
DeleteTtfn.