The Gardens of Delargo Towers - October

Well me dears the gloom and the damp descends but at least the cosmos have managed to flower here in Delargo Towers at last.

They have spent all summer growing rather than flowering but made it against the rain and the wind.

Indeed they must be a contender for the tallest ever.

Autumn has kicked in in earnest now but the petunias are battling on while they wait to be replaced with violas and spring bulbs.

We have been so pleased with them this year.

In the main garden every thing is on the turn.

but we are still green for the moment and there are enough flowers to keep it jolly. 

The pears have been picked and the tubs are still full.

The cosmos are doing their best here too.

The osteospermum -

and the fuchsias are still flowering well.

And we have cuttings to take them into next Spring.

Donny casting his eye on the newly arrived winter bedding,

and looking forward to the new lily brought home from the RHS winter show.

Turks cap - Maroon King

It might not flower in its first summer but this is what we are hoping to see next July

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