Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations.
We had a night of useful rain this week which went some way to replenishing water butts and giving the earth a surface soak but probably not much more.
One – Blossom on a damson tree… in October?
Two – A neighbour dug up a clump of osteospermum from her front garden and gifted some to me. Some bits had no roots so I’ve treated those as cuttings. Others did have roots but because I had nowhere prepared for them, I just stuck them in the ground in a spare patch in the vegetable garden for the time being. A few have rewarded me with flowers.
Three – The teasels are just begging to be photographed at this time of year.
Four – The strawberry-like fruits of Arbutus unedo.
Five – The lone flower on a hardy geranium giving a welcome splash of colour.
Six – I’m always fascinated by the coiling flower stalks of Cyclamen hederifolium.
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I wanted to get some teasel with spiderwebs photos this week, but by the time I returned the sun had moved, or the water drops had evaporated and I missed my chance. I’m sure there will be others as we move towards november. I do like osteospermum, but I’ve never managed to get one through the winter.
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My neighbour has a big clump growing in her front garden that have been there for years so I’ve got my fingers crossed. I’ve also got some cuttings as a back up.
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I hadn’t thought about taking cuttings until somebody on Gardener’s World did exactly that, so this weekend, I took a few likely specimens
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It is all a bit weird this year. I also love the curling cyclamen stems. Osteos just seem willing to have a go almost anywhere.
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Fun post! I love the coiled stems of the Cyclamen. And the Arbutus unedo fruits are so colorful!
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