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Here we go again, six on Saturday episode 280. Things just keep on happening in this garden of mine, which is just as well, that being the point of The Propagator's excellent Saturday soiree. One.Amaryllis belladonna. Again; not quite a repeat of last week as it's a different clump of them, in the back garden…
Even though the weather has returned to normal the fallout from the dryness and hot spell is still playing out. Some things are growing like it's spring; ferns that had shrivelled and gone dormant are greening up, Fuchsias are making new growth and flowering profusely, Corydalis flexuosa is re-emerging in fresh greenery. Winter may be…
Last weekend we went down to the plant fair at Tremenheere, which netted me Begonia koelzii. On the way back we called in at Trevenna Cross Nursery where I found a reasonable plant of Begonia 'Garden Angel Silver'. There were other purchases, mostly for Sue. I came home significantly poorer. Since then it seems mostly…
The switch from summer to autumn happened rather abruptly but since summer ended in blazing heat and parched soil, there is a sense in which autumn represents an upturn in the garden's fortunes rather than the beginning of a steady decline. A lot of things have perked up greatly and late flowerers like Fuchsias and…
Four hot days and a thunderstorm, the new normal for an English summer perhaps, except that in these fast changing times, the very idea of normal has largely gone out of the window. What lies ahead is varying degrees of abnormal. In any event, Sunday was a sizzler and Monday the thunder rumbled around for…
I thought to do a six consisting of three watering cans, a hose, a hose nozzle and water butt. It just isn't a situation to make light of though, so I'll stick with plants, some of the survivors. One.Dahlia 'Karma Choc' is a plant I find all but impossible to photograph satisfactorily. It must register…
Our last garden opening is next weekend, so we have been making an effort to keep things alive and at least most of it presentable. Once that's out of the way, unless we get substantial rain, it's decline will be rapid. The money we've taken on plant sales might just about cover the extra on…
I looked out the front window and noticed that the Agapanthus were flowering and should be in this week's six. Before I knew it, I'd amassed six or more items from out there and it was clear that a subtitle was needed. One.Agapanthus 'Northern Star'. This has featured in this meme before and will no…
Continue reading ➞ Six on Saturday – 30/7/2022. Putting on a Front.
We woke to light rain this morning, which lasted long enough to lay the dust. Might freshen things up a bit I suppose. I'm doing a themed six this week, reflecting on fillers, the plants shoved in to fill gaps left by the demise of the early stuff. One.Zinnias. I only grew these because someone…
I'm regarding the coming few days with trepidation, as I'm sure many of you will be. I will be moving potted plants into shade or putting shade up where they are. We still have stored water at the moment but it's running low. At least it looks like it will be a short spell down…
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