The Gardens of Delargo Towers - June

OMG. Mid June, mid summer,where has the time gone? Here is a quick update on how our garden is coming along here at "Dolores Delargo Towers" (our home).

The floribunda rose in the front border. No idea what its name is but it did sterling work bringing colour and height at the start of the month.

A quick view of how the seedlings are doing.

and the sunflowers.

We were so pleased with the sweet peas we had a little party to celebrate them coming into flower

I made sure when I chose them that they would have a good scent and a good flower...

I knew sweet pea 'Charlies Angel' had the RHS award of garden merit but it was fab seeing it on display in the marquee at Chelsea this year. The display won a gold. Ours would not have but I love them.

more sunflowers, this time in a pot

Flowers are forming

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Something to look forward to after the great joy, and it has to be said the star of the month:

Lilium Regale in full bloom, with a scent that knocks your hat off!

The pears are coming on nicely too

...along with the window boxes

Black-eyed Susan has not only survived a dificult early life but has managed to flower to boot.

Borage:

The lovely geranium from 'Braintree Manor'

The centaurea is still flowering its little heart out.

Now we love this little weed that has been growing in the wall next to a down pipe. It has been in flower since March. It turns out to be not only medicinal but Magical too. My other half has has blogged everything you could ever want to know about Corydalis lutea (otherwise known as Yellow Fumitory). It is another fab blog from a fascinating blogger and well worth a look:
http://jon-doloresdelargo.blogspot.com/2011/06/remove-those-moral-blemishes.html

Indoors for July we have

Streptocarpus ' Denim ' which will be in flower till next year, bless it

and our Peace Lily - somewhat smaller than previous years but hey ho!

Lots to look forward to in July!

ttfn