Here we are me dears, It's the end of May and the end of Spring. May Started off with Tulips and ended with the roses in full bloom
May is always a busy month for us, what with the Eurovision party, Our Anniversary, holidays in Spain and a host of Birthdays to celebrate; the garden was a bit neglected. Having said that it just got on with it by itself and when we returned from our holiday it had exploded into growth and flower.
The delicious Rosa “Gertrude Jeckyll” is flowering like mad this year and the scent is divine.
We are over the moon that 'the famous non-flowering Essex Rose' has come into bloom. It was grown from seed by 'the Boys' in Essex and has never flowered hence it's name. We will have to change it's name now.
Last but in no way least, Jon's magnificent Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
Grown from a cutting, it is now spectacular.
As is the now gigantic Clematis “General Sikorski”
It is absolutely smothered in flowers of the most fabulous colour. I love it.
I have a passion for Thalictrum and we now have three different varieties.
This one was our first; Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
I have never had much success growing Freesias. This year I thought to give it another bash. The first has flowered and all the others are full of bud. Something to look forward to next month me thinks.
Agapanthus “BlackJack” is pure joy and the colour is much, much darker in real life than I can capture on film.
At the beginning of May we still had the late Spring flowers to keep us company until the early Summer plants began to kick in at the end of the month.
The tulips were as joyful as ever.
Mexican fleabane; Erigeron karvinskianus and Lily of the valley; Convallaria majalis
Aquilegia chrysantha “Yellow Queen”
Veronica gentianoides
Scilla peruviana (Portuguese Squill)
Hesperis matronalis
Fox Glove; Digitalis purpurea.
And the adorable Mimulus, also known as monkeyflowers, Gawd knows why.
Gosh there was a lot more to see this month than last time but it's now time to climb up into the Land Rover and take a tour of our vast estate.
We will end our visit with Jasmin and a delightful regal pelargonium.
and we are looking forward to seeing this Clematis; - 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' in full flower in June
Donny's pick for 'The Fuchsia Fest' sneak preview this month is Fuchsia 'Deep Purple'.
