Hello me dears. July is all about Lilies, and ours put on a Fab display in time for London Gay Pride, just as they should.
More from them in a bit, but first some amazing garden-changing news. Not one but two of the evil trees that block our sunlight have been chopped down! The scruffy cherry tree (middle left) and the massive Black Walnut (top right). We are over the moon, and the plants have sunstroke.
Hemerocallis, commonly called the Day-lily, is not actually a lily but still fab - this is 'Crimson Pirate'
our late flowering Clematis are doing well, this is 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'.
and this is Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'
Thunbergia and Begonia 'Pendula'.
We love Begonia boliviensis; they are so well behaved and will flower like mad until the first frost.
Begonia boliviensis 'Santa Cruz' with our new purple Phlox.
Pink Phlox with Geranium Rozanne and the last blooms of Campanula medium, common name Canterbury bells.
The stunning Lobelia Starship Scarlet Bronze
The colour of Hydrangea macrophylla Black Steel Blue is fab but it ain't Blue.
We both have a passion for Thalictrum. We have had Thalictrum aquilegiifolium for years; it flowers in late spring, as does our Thalictrum 'Elin'. Now we have this little gem, Thalictrum delavayi. (We also have Thalictrum 'Hewitt's Double' in flower but I couldn't get even a reasonable photo of it.)
Time to get to the nitty gritty. The evil black walnut tree filled this space and then some. It was massive. What you see in the photo was just a small side trunk from the main tree. They had to come back the next day to finish it off. Our garden has been transformed.
With tree.
Without tree and with light!
On with the tour. Some photos are with the tree still standing and some without
There tiz then, me darlins. We have just enough time for the sneak preview of the Fuchsia Fest - Fuchsia 'Tennessee Waltz'
Donny doesn't seem to like the sunshine and has only been coming out on gloomy days. I am sure he will get used to it and I will buy him some sunglasses.
Hope you enjoyed your visit to the gardens of Delargo Towers and we look forward to seeing you next time
Till then it's Ttfn from Donny
and Ttfn from me
Toodle-Pip.
Yes, indeed - the garden did have a bit of a shock when the trees disappeared right in the middle of a heatwave! However, a bit of careful "Tetris", some repotting and a lot of watering, and everything will cope. Beautifully! Jx
ReplyDeleteGood grief...what a difference!!!!! The garden shines even more...if that's possible.
ReplyDeleteNow will the sun affect many plants if they required mostly shade before? Looks like you may now get full sun. I have never been a huge lover of lilies, but I am in love with the Canterbury bells and the Lobelia Starship Scarlet Bronze. Gorgeous!