The Gardens of Delargo Towers - May

Hello me dears.

It's the last day of May and everything is growing away like mad. This year has been the third warmest May (if not the sunniest) since records began. With all the work we put in through the Spring, and with new plants, this summer was full of promise to give us the best garden ever, here at 'Delargo Towers' - but sadly, no !

You can imagine our shock when found out that we would have to move, and that June would be the last month we would have in our garden here. (We have not told the plants yet.) So it is with a mixture of joy and sadness that we kick of our little tour of the gardens of 'Delargo Towers' with this month's stars of the show - the Aquilegia.

All of the photos were taken mid month.

We planted the Wallflowers rather late this year and were only able to get dwarf ones bare rooted, and they were a little disappointing. They are starting to go over now but the Virginia Stock sown in the spring are just starting to flower. 

All the window boxes are filling up nicely. 

Verbena and Calibrachoa:

One of the many regrets about losing the garden will be leaving the Hollyhock behind. We have struggled to grow these since we moved, in and have eventually brought one on - growing in a disused air vent - right next to the door and appearing to be growing out of nothing- it reminds us of Amsterdam. 

We have never seen it flower but it is now full of bud.

A single colour theme for the Petunias this year.

Meanwhile, out the back...

As with the Hollyhock we have struggled with Lupins (above) but it's doing rather well and has flowered since this photo was taken.

The beds are looking full.

and the Delphiniums are full of promise. Grown from seed, they are a delight.

A table of prospective homeless orphans.

The Osteospermum has flowered through the winter the Asarina is romping away:

and the lillies are getting ready to do their stuff.

I never used to like geraniums (Pelargoniums) but they add so much colour through the year I would never be without them now.

When I started this blog I was not sure it was worthwhile or if anyone would read it, let alone follow our goings-on in the garden. Now, four years down the line and a house move around the corner, it has proved to be a wonderful way of keeping a garden diary and a record. I am so pleased that I have it to take with me and to look back on.

 

I heartily recommend it to any one no matter how small your garden or indeed window box. Fab though it is to have a reader it really doesn't matter if no one looks at it or comments.The pleasure is in doing it and being able to look back as well as forward.

Roll on next month.

Ding ding, ALL CHANGE PLEASE.

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