Earlier in the week I blogged about the many and various plants that I grow in pots. I thought I'd zoom in on half a dozen for this week's six. We had a little rain overnight but it's sunny again now; much of what is in the ground looks jaded. One. Impatiens auricoma x bicaudata.…
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Six on Saturday – 21/7/2018
I spent many years working on a retail nursery where plants exchanging hands for money was pretty much what life was all about. Times have changed and this week was a classic example of a rather different way of doing things. On Wednesday I was at Trewithen Garden for an away day organised by the…
Six on Saturday – 14/7/2018
Growing your own food is very satisfying, eating it even more so. When you can pile a plate with salad, accompanied by a baked spud, nine different crops in total and all harvested that day from your own garden or allotment, then follow it with blueberries and raspberries, well that is hard to beat. This is…
Six on Saturday – 7/7/2018
The hot weather continues and the ordeal of keeping everything watered with it. There's lots happening and I keep changing my mind about what to include and what to leave out. My first tomatoes made it to the plate but not into the six. I nearly included a clematis but changed my mind. Improbably I…
Six on Saturday – 30/6/2018
We chucked a few plants in the car this morning and did a car boot sale. £60 for a couple of hours seemed Ok. Might do that again. We've trying growing fewer plants and that didn't work. Great as it is to have lots of overseas contributors to this meme, it does have a down-side.…
Six on Saturday – 23/6/2018
There have been times when finding six things was a challenge; this week twenty six would be inadequate. What to put in, what to leave out; that is the question. One. Astelia chathamica. Aka Astelia 'Silver Spear'. This is a large plant in a prominent position that has come through at least fifteen winters…
Six on Saturday – 16/6/2018
It seems extraordinary that by next weekend the days will be getting shorter again. The last few weeks have seen everything happening at breakneck speed; growth, flowering and going over, but even now there are some plants that still seem to be emerging from winter. At a glance, the garden is very pink, dominated by…
Six on Saturday – 9/6/2018
I find myself with less to say about this week's six than usual. Showy flowers can speak for themselves. My first one being the exception to the rule..... One. Ozothamnus hookeri. There are other things around masquerading as O. hookeri. I believe this to be the real thing. Dense little bush, about three feet high,…
Six on Saturday – 2/6/2018
The last week has seen an extraordinary spurt of growth in the garden and on the allotment. We've had some rain, would have welcomed a bit more, but you get what you get. I've been trying to match the frantic pace of growth with frenetic activity of my own, chopping stuff down, planting, sowing, potting…
Six on Saturday – 26/5/2018
I popped up the allotment first thing, earthed up spuds and planted more seedling dahlias. Rain is forecast and the clouds are gathering. A good downpour would be ideal this weekend, just before things start to get seriously stressed. What with newly planted stuff on the allotment and all the pot stuff back here, I'm…
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