The Delargo Gardens - August

Here we is again me dears; where has the month gone? Time has flown by and we are into late Summer already.

 As you know our Blue Lace Cap Hydrangea was definitely pink last month. We applied a bluing agent but to late to change the open blooms but the new shoots are a much nicer colour and next year we will make sure it is all bluer than blue.

 The Begonias have flowered well all Summer and are still looking fab

While the other phlox were at their peak last month this one - Blue Paradise - has waited till now and is rather lovely.

 

Rosa Gertrude Jekyll must be enjoying the extra sun and has given us a second flush.

  I am over the moon with both of our new Thalictrum, above is delavayi 

  above is Thalictrum Hewitt's Double

There we are then me darlins, It's time to grab your hip flask and jump up into the Land Rover for a tour of our vast estate.

and a new stop on the tour, the 'Top Field'

 

 some of the Salvias started flowering last month; this month they are looking fab but it will be next month that they all should be strutting their stuff. in the meantime we can enjoy these

Salvia Love and Wishes

Salvia 'Day Glow'

Salvia Rockin 'Fuchsia'

Salvia 'Amistad'

 

Salvia greggii 'Mirage Cherry Red'

 I adore the foliage of this Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

 Before you head off for to the VIP Champagne Tent there is just enough time for a sneak preview of the Fuchsia Fest. - Lady Boothby

There tiz me dears. We hope to see you next month for a Salvia extravaganza but till then -

It's Ttfn from Donny

 and it's Ttfn from me

Toodle-Pip. 
 

4 Photos - Queens

 Queen Alexandra

 Queen Mary

 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

 And the mother of all of today’s queens; Quentin Crisp.

To view the Wiki Quentin Crisp page  Click

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and 

Toodle-Pip 

4 Photos - Cocktail time

 Our favourite Cocktail Bar is without doubt  the Bar Américain which is nestled inside Brasserie Zédel in Soho along with our favourite Cabaret Room Crazy Coqs together with the lovely and stylish Brasserie itself. If you are in London treat yourself to all three.

A selection of their cocktails on the bar.
 

The Bar, (It is even more sumptuous that in looks in this photo)

This what I feel like when I am drinking cocktails in the Bar Américain          (Isabella Blow)

This is what I look like in Bar Américain (Madam Arcati)

Ttfn

and

Toodle-Pip 

4 photos - Atelier Manassé

 Hello me dears. the garden post will of course be a bit late. In the meantime here is a post inspired by the lovely Mr.or Ms. Anonymous by their interesting comment on my last post.

Atelier Manassé, founded by Adorján Wállics and Olga Spolaric in the 1920's.

Emylin Novelly

  

Agnes Petersen 

 

 Countess Ilona Karolewna

 

Lily Damita 

 

thank you Anonymous

 

and to all

 

Ttfn  

 

Ps

 

Just four photos is harsh. There is a lovely photo of Anna May Wong that will have to wait until another time.

 

Pip pip