The Delargo Gardens - May

It's May and the garden has exploded into growth and flower.

 Sown from seed last year the Foxglove Excelsior is a joy and a wonder.

We had to wait till the end of the month for Jon's Rose - 'Veilchenblau' to bloom and it will be at it's best next month methinks.

My Rose - Gertrude Jekyll is one of the first of all roses to flower and has looked and smelt stunning all month.

The Essex Rose was a seedling grown by the boys in Essex. It doesn't do much and the flowers only last a couple of days but I still love it.

Our replacement Jasminum officinale is still very small but big on scent nonetheless.

We have had Scilla peruviana for a few years now. It usually is in full bloom while we are on holiday but we caught it full blast this year. It truly is a wonderful thing. 

We are not sure of the name of our lovely new, blue Salvia but it is stunning.

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium. I love this plant more than I can say, so much so we now have four other types of Thalictrum to keep it company.

A new obsesion to add to the list; Clematis. This is 'Nelly Moser'

 Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'

Clematis General Sikorski

and Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'

Lilly of the Valley in memory of my Mother.

Our old regal Pelargonium finally gave up the ghost after a good few years and I think this is a worthy and indeed similar replacement. 

We all love Aquilegia But the tall stems of  the Swan Series make it extra special. Grown from seed a few years ago now it seeds itself.

Mimulus; another self seeder from last year. 

A new display for the kitchen window.

The first Begonia  to flower is Santa Cruz. The others won't be far behind and will flower until the first frosts.

Tradescantia virginiana

Thunbergia is a fabulous climber that no garden should be without. It is still tiny and still has a lot of growing to do but it has decided to flower already.

I grew Campanula medium, common name Canterbury bells from seed last year. The first one to flower is fab but it sister plants that have just come into flower are über Fab. They will feature in the June post i'm sure

Now tiz time for the Grand Tour of our vast estate. 

The tour ends in the tea rooms as always and I thought it would be jolly to take a snapshot out of the window.

Another new feature is 'Fern of the Month' and this month It's Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls' which I adore.

We also have a new occasional feature; the 'Sir David Attenborough bequest'. 

This little chap is the juvenile stage of a ladybird, They are amazing. They eat aphids and other nasties. This one is having a little rest before it's metamorphosis into a ladybird. It has already started pupation and with a bit luck we can watch the whole thing.

Donny is pleased to announce the first Fuchsia to appear in this years sneak preview of the 'Delargo Towers Annual Fuchsia Fest' - Fuchsia Deep Purple.

There we are then me darlins. We hope you have enjoyed your visit to the gardens and that you will come back again soon.

Until then -

 it's Ttfn from Donny

and It's Ttfn from me 

Toodle Loo