The 'Delargo Towers' Garden - July

Here I am again me dears. I have at last started to repair the damage inflicted on me blog by Photobucket. Firstly I need to fill in the missing months garden posts (May to January) then replace the missing four years' worth of photos on the previous posts.

Wish me luck and here we go with

July 2017

What better than to start off with than our lilies.

They were magnificent

and the scent was divine.

We placed them in front of the kitchen door to get maximum effect

Nicotiana sylvestris was another joy and added even more scent to the garden

We were very pleased with the red and yellow border -

the burnt orange dahlia was moved in from the front garden

and worked well with Crocosmia "Lucifer"

together with Canna indica, 'Red'. It was sown in January, flowered in its first year and it looks very tropical, just right for the border.

As was the dramatic arrangement we created for the centre of the garden bright red petunias and pelargoniums.

we grew the dahlia from seed in our last garden. It is one of the 'Bishops Children' as are all the dahlias in our garden

Looking back as I am now, I must say I am rather pleased with the result.

Looking down 'the long walk'

towards the cottage garden

and more 'Bishops Children'.

Perovskia atriplicifolia “Blue Spire” (Russian Sage)

Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Burgundy'

Salvia patens “Patio Deep Blue”

Phlox paniculata

Well me dears we like to cram the plants in -

and we certainly did that !

We love all fuchsias but this one is very dear to us 'Lady Isabel Barnett'

'Lady Boothby'

and finally, the new fuchsia wall.

 

So there tiz me lovelies

Hope you have enjoyed looking back  at our old garden with me

Till next time.

ttfn

The 'Delargo Towers' Garden - June

Here I am again me dears. I have at last started to repair the damage inflicted on me blog by Photobucket. Firstly I need to fill in the missing months garden posts (May to January) then replace the missing four years' worth of photos on the previous posts.

Wish me luck and here we go with June 2017

The new red and yellow boarder has filled up nicely and looked fab.

The red hot poker had started to go over but the geums, petunias and pelargoniums were all looking good,

A new Coreopsis, 'Sun Kiss', worked perfectly with the red and yellow theme.

It mixed in very well with our old favourite 

Coreopsis grandiflora "Early Sunrise"

We sowed Antirrhinum  'Defiance' and 'Black Prince' but their reds didn't work that well in the border

Having said in the past we would not grow Salvia 'Hot Lips' - it was 99 pence so here it is

Also new this year is the fuchsia wall which was doing well and will look even better later in the year

This is 'Lady Boothby' doing her best to screen the plastic greenhouse

In contrast to the hot colours of the red & yellow bed, the pastels of the cottage border seemed even more soothing -

Nicotiana mutabilis

Our Phlox had burst into colour -

and the delphiniums were still holding their own

Delphinium  “Blue Fountains” mix

Salvia transylvanica

Salvia patens “Patio Deep Blue”

Ipomoea tricolor, 'Kniola's Black'

Orlaya grandiflora

Penstemon mixed colours – cottage garden variety

I love this quirky flower, Scaevola aemula

Dianthus caryophyllus 'Supertrouper Sissy'

Phlox paniculata

No room to sit !

Brodiaea laxa “Queen Fabiola”

Nicotiana x sanderae “Sensation”, mixed

This petunia was a stunner but I have no idea what it was now

There tiz then my lovelies

I hope you have enjoyed looking back at the old garden as much as I have

Till next time,

ttfn