Six on Saturday – 28/3/2026

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Life is more than a little complicated just now so this post was compiled earlier this week and scheduled for this morning, just in case I was indisposed. It’s turned cool and somewhat rainy so it’s a fair bet that things will slow down in the garden and not much will have changed.

One.
I took pictures with my phone, which isn’t the latest and the best camera wise. It automatically “enhances” the pictures, which can make a real mess of flower colours and I know I can change that but am not familiar enough with how for it to be easy. Thus this Camellia ‘Fairy Wand’ is an even more strident shade of pink than it is in the real world.

Two.
Camellia ‘Nightrider’ confused the camera exposure more than the colour. It’s a very dark red for a Camellia and since it is only the flowers on top of the bush that are so far open, it was taken against the sky. I suppose there is a way to do exposure compensation on the phone but I just tweaked the over exposed image on the computer.

Three.
I’m in danger of not putting Primula vulgaris, the common primrose, into a six because there are always six more exotic subjects to fill the roster. They have seeded prolifically around the garden and I have been happy to let them. I lose a lot, to a combination of dryness and vine weevils I should think, but there are always new ones coming on and the numbers are steadily increasing. They all but disappear in summer, happily hidden under the shade of summer performers, to reappear when the Salvias, Dahlias, Penstemons et al have gone into winter hibernation. Undoubtedly one of most garden worthy wild flowers. I am quite impressed by how high a proportion come true, with no sign of contamination from the various hybridised and very mixed colour forms we have. I have one seedling that is almost white which I like very much.

Four.
Aeonium ‘Medusa’ is in Sue’s glasshouse and along with everything else in there, got its first proper watering since autumn last week. I don’t remember what it looked like last week, it didn’t stand out. This week it really grabbed my attention so I assume it was relatively dull a week ago.

Five.
I put Camellia lutchuensis into a six when it had just opened its first flowers on January 3rd. I’m putting it in again because at the back end of March it is still flowering and even has a few buds not yet open. They’ll carry it to April 3rd and round out four months of beautiful scented blooms. I put it in another six on February 28 when it hit its peak. What a plant! Fabulous.

Six.
This Azalea has benefitted from me cutting the big diseased purple Acer right behind it to the ground last year. Not that the maple is dead, far from it. It has produced quite a thicket of whippy shoots, 3 feet long and beginning to break bud; not a sign of disease or dieback to be seen. Quite the comeback kid. Digging the root out was never an option, too big and too entangled with several other plants.

Well, I made it. Don’t be surprised if I don’t reply to your comments this week.

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Published by Jim Stephens

Gardener, no-dig allotmenteer, camellia enthusiast. I love colour, it cheers me up. Retired nurseryman.

34 thoughts on “Six on Saturday – 28/3/2026”

  2. Aeonium ‘Medusa’ is in Sue’s glasshouse and along with everything else in there, got its first proper watering since autumn last week.

    It is beautiful! Sue has made me realise I probably water my succulents way to much.

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  7. The dark red camellia is indeed a striking colour. I considered primroses today, as I have realised that what I thought was the ‘native’ primrose probably isn’t, as it is very different from the plants I brought back from my Mum’s which definitely are native – much smaller flowers. Gorgeous aeonium! Thanks for hosting and hope your week goes OK https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/six-on-saturday-tulips-march-on/

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  14. I love the dark reds this week! Lovely even if you were dissatisfied with the color reproduction by your phone camera. I had to similarly add contrast to my daffs, they were a bit overexposed. We had a lovely rain the other day and now will have relatively warm weather for a week, then more snow. Three steps forward, two back. Still progress! Here are mine six:

    https://wisconsingarden.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/march-28-2026-six-on-saturday/

    Have a great week!

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  26. Having just come back from a few days on the north coast of Cornwall, I can attest to the lovely primroses, which are really lovely. Sue’s aeonium is a lovely one. I saw a shop with a few similar to this one, but didn’t feel it would survive the journey back on the coach. Love the long flowering Camellia lutchuensis and saw one in the flesh, and much admired its form too.

    https://noellemace.blogspot.com/2026/03/six-things-from-my-garden-28th-march.html

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