Here we are again me darlings late as usual.
Now me dears it do seems like 'the rain it raineth every day' but we have had miserable wet cold summers before. The garden is unstressed and happy
July is the month for lilies and we have had a fab show and scent from them. I love plants that give a 'one hit wonder'. the flowers might be short lived but they mark the point in the season and are replaced by something else that steps up to the mark in it's due time.
This phlox had just started to flower at the end of last month and are doing us proud this.
The pink phlox has just kicked in and is just as fab. we have one more but we will have to wait till next month to see it in flower.
It's Campanula but not as you know it ! Campanula glomerata “Superba”
This is the blue form which started into flower last month. Once again we have another colour form but we will have to wait till next month to see it in flower.
We love Agastache this is 'Liquorice Blue'. There are better ones out there, maybe we will grow something better from seed next year.
I adore this plant - Salvia verticillata “Purple Rain”
Talking of Salvias, Salvia 'Amistad' is back. More of her next month me thinks.
Our fading and diseased star, Hemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate' still gave us daily blooms this month.
as did Thunbergia alata - black-eyed Susan. She has not stopped flowering since late Spring.
as have our deliciously vulgar Begonias. Non stop my name and non stop by nature.
The very non vulgar Geranium 'Rozanne' never stops flowering as well.
Clematis “General Sikorski” continued to flower well into the month too.
There tiz then me dears, Now it's time to climb up into the Land-rover for a tour our vast and very damp estate. Wellies should not be needed but now as always Flip Flops should be avoided at all costs and it is always handy to carry a brolly.
Last winter was a bad one for us and we lost a lot including, all of our Eucomis and out of all the Agapanthus we had; just two blooms from the one surviving plant.
this Regal pelargonium cutting however did survive. Gawd Know how me dears.
Now me lovelies, an update on the Taro. 'Little Shop of Horrors' does spring to mind !
Donny has just reminded me to give you with a sneak preview of the annual Fuchsia Fest. so yer it is - Fuchsia Millennium.
Donny and I hope to see you back in the garden very soon.
So till then It's Ttfn from Donny
and it's Ttfn from me
Toodle-loo and Pip Pip.
