Tag: SixOnSaturday

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

My apologies that the rain I pleaded for last week came in the form of torrential (albeit brief) downpours or hailstones, accompanied at times by high winds. And here in Berkshire we’ve still had some really cold nights, although hopefully not for much longer. I have a pink and lilac themed six this week:

One – I only had one flower to show on this rhododendron last week, now there’s a whole host of them.

Two – Somehow this sweet pea has managed to seed itself and climb its way up through the perennials around it. I really like the delicate blush pink colour so I’ll try to remember to save some seed for next year.

Three – Perennial wallflower Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’.

Four – The rather beautifully patterned flower of Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’.

Five – A lovely dusky pink foxglove.

Six – I hope you’re not sick of pink yet because here’s Geranium sanguineum

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.

My plea for rain last week went unanswered so it’s still watering cans and rapidly emptying water butts. On a more positive note, it’s been entertaining to watch a male and female blackbird flitting about the garden. I think they’re nesting in one of the hedges but haven’t quite worked out which one yet. Weeding is taking up a lot of time – they don’t seem to mind parched soil – but there’s one thing that won’t take up time this month because it’s No Mow May. Hooray! Here are my six:

One – The first flowers are opening on this rhododendron. No idea of the variety, it came with the house.

Two – What I think is an appealing combination of leaf colour and shape formed by a hardy geranium and a bronze-leaved heuchera nestled up against each other.

Three – Depending on your point of view this Dutch iris is either a bold or a garish yellow.

Four – The first climbing French bean has made an appearance, a week on from being sown. The variety is Cobra.

Five – Another attractive combination I think – apple mint growing alongside thyme in our gravel garden. The mint will win the battle eventually.

Six – What started life as two lily bulbs last year has become a plethora.

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.