The Delargo Gardens - February

 Here we is me dears. February is over but the Winter definitely is not. February is known as the 'cruellest month' and has been living up to its reputation this year.

Having said that we have a bit more in flower this month and some brave things are starting to sprout and shoot

A couple of years ago himself and I had a lovely visit to the wonderful Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex and fell in love with this plant Doronicum orientale 'Leonardo' (Leopard's Bane).

It was growing in the woodland area and was just a joy. We managed to get hold of one last year. It held its flower buds through -8C temperatures, opened as soon as the frost passed and has been in flower all month.

The Crocuses are out

They looked very jolly in what sunshine we had.

The Daffs just started to flower at the end of the month. Much later than last year.

Daffodil Tête à tête.

We have started shopping to give the garden a boost of colour and this pretty little Campanula is certainly colourful.

The old stalwarts are still going strong, the Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna “Purple Stem” is now starting to go over but...

...the scent is lovely and it's still attracting the first brave bees.

Cyclamen coum is doing very well this year and is just a delight.

That's it then me lovelies; it's time to climb up into the Land-Rover and begin the grand tour of the rather chilly Delargo Estate.

Our Cymbidium Orchid is still in flower. No photos this month as it looks exactly the same as last month - fabulous.

Donny says roll on April. and hopes to see you next month

Till then it's Ttfn from him and Ttfn from me.

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The Delargo Gardens - January

 Here we are then me lovelies. Its the beginning of a new year but not the gardening year for us. The Gardens of Delargo Towers have never looked so barren. This winter was worse for us the the Beast from the East back in the February of 2018. It might not have lasted so long but this year we went down to minus 8'c and we are expecting some major losses. Hey Ho! roll on Spring.

 Even so everything has its season and now is the time for our Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna “Purple Stem”. It is doing well, is full of flower and smells lovely.

We have colour but not anywhere near as much as in previous years, just the plucky Polyanthus

and the brave Violas.

And that is it for the Garden Highlights me dears so tiz time to climb up into the Land-Rover and begin the grand tour of the rather dour Delargo Estate.

Things are slowly starting to move at last and the Cyclamen Coum should be looking jolly for February.

We do however have a secret bit of exotica sheltering in the front parlour. 

 

Our Cymbidium Orchid. It is quite old now but this year has given us two flower stems with about 40 blooms between them. How fab is that.

 

and of course if all else fails you can always cheat!

 There tiz then me beauties I hope there will be a bit more to show you next month but till then;

It's Ttfn from me.

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The Gardens of 'Delargo Towers' - a year on one page 2022

Here we are again me dears with another end of year special

There is not much to see in the garden at the moment so it's a good time to look back and see the four seasons of 2022 month by month, Here at Delargo Towers.

 

January

  

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

 

December

 

There tiz me lovelies 2022 in a nut shell

It's been a harsh winter and bleak Winter and it will be interesting to see what has survived and what has not. 

Roll on Spring and get the Seed Catalogues out

Ttfn