Wednesday, 31 December 2014

The 'Delargo Towers' Garden - December

The end of another month and another year.
The equinox has past bringing with it the beginning of the end of winter.



The violas and pansies have just started to take off and are looking fab,





We have had a few frosts this month and with Jan and Feb to come I am sure we will get a few more.
Its so far so good with the Nicotiana.


Both the aserinas and the scented  leafed pelargonium seem perfectly happy.



We have started sowing seeds and putting the greenhouse to use.


Calendula, Salvia and Penstemon.

We loved the Agastache we grew from seed last year and hope to get it through the winter


My nephew's first ever cutting is doing well too.


This was our first year growing dahlias and they proved to be a real joy. 
Grown from seed, and with the move left in pots and sadly neglected,
 they have still produced a bumper crop of tubers.
All the ' Bishops Children ' have been wrapped up and put to bed.


Bulbs are sprouting and the bluebells rescued from the old garden are starting to show through.



Osteospermum -



Ragged, yes, but still doing their best to give a little colour.


All in all Doncaster Donny seems quite pleased.


There tiz then, me lovelies

Till next year.

ttfn

Random Divas - My kinda Woman


Hello me dears, the years all but over so here are a few more random divas to add to the list for 2014.
Grace Jones


Eve Arden


Frida Kahlo


Julie Andrews


Nina Hagen


Hedy Lamarr

Carole Lombard


Diana Dors 


Wallis Simpson


Angie Dickinson


Billie Holiday


Elaine Stritch as Super Ruth


Vivien Leigh


Margot Asquith


Elinor Glyn


and Hedy Lamar again


To Finish, the wonderful Violet Carson looking out over 60’s  Manchester



There tiz my lovelies,
All amazing women each in their own way.

Happy what ever and


t t f n.

Sunday, 30 November 2014

N4 The Gardens - November

Here we are me dears at the end of November with a quick random look at the gardens in 'The Gardens'.

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This post I thought to include a few photos outside of 'The Gardens' area but still very much in N4.

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The 'new river' and Finsbury Park in the sunshine.

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And the Dahlia man's garden 'Manor House'

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Back in the Gardens - a pair of legs. God only knows why.

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Till next month then my lovelies 

ttfn