Category: Six On Saturday

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.

Do check out the posts of other participants by following the links in the comments section of Jim’s post. If you fancy taking part yourself but don’t know where to start, here’s the participant’s guide.

Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations.

We were promised rain overnight on Tuesday but unfortunately it bypassed us here in Berkshire. On a more positive note my order of spring bulbs and vegetable seeds for next year has arrived.

One – Do you think I’ve ordered enough bulbs?

Two – Geranium nodosum that looked like it had given up, although it’s supposed to be happy in dry shade, but has come back to life.

Three – The teasels are photobombing the Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Herbstsonne’ again. However, they do catch the autumn afternoon light beautifully.

Four – The fragrant flowers of Daphne × transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’.

Five – I cut back the stems of Achillea millefolium several weeks ago and a few have recommenced producing flower heads.

Six – A shrub rose (variety unknown) growing amongst other shrubs in our front hedge and providing a final show of colour.

Do check out the posts of other participants by following the links in the comments section of Jim’s post. If you fancy taking part yourself but don’t know where to start, here’s the participant’s guide.