Another week of sunshine and showers, the grass has grown so much and the gardener is on holiday! There are more signs of life in the garden so once more I’m feeling more positive about everything, maybe next year will be ok after all. I didn’t think I would be able to find six photos worth showing you, but just about managed it, so here goes………
Another clump of Colchicums has appeared, these were split from the clump that I showed you last week and never seem to flower at the same time.
More lovely rain, lots more of it, which is making the garden and me very happy. Shrubs which looked dead are now sprouting more new leaves and shrubs which will flower next spring are sporting lovely flower buds which I hadn’t thought I would see due to the drought. I think a few shrubs will need to be cut back quite a bit, but things are looking more positive on the gardening front.
On with Six on Saturday…………
Cochicums have popped up on the rockery, ferns have also popped up which I think need moving, so that I can see the Colchicums from the house.
Having lovely rain each day has made such a difference to the garden, walking into the woodland has almost the same feeling as in February when the snowdrops are out in flower. This time though, it is the Cyclamen hederifolium that are wowing me, they have exploded everywhere! The ants have been busy spreading seeds far and wide over the years since I planted the corms many years ago and it is now that I am seeing the results improving year on year. Well done ants!
I had been thinking that I wouldn’t manage to find 6 that were worth showing to you, but here goes…………….
So lovely to see so many cyclamen flowers in amongst all the fallen leaves.
What a difference a week makes, especially when we have a week of lots of showers! At last we have had the rain we wanted and we will be happy with all the rain that is forecast for next week too. I had thought that I would be showing photos of all my hardy fuchsias this week, but most have packed up flowering with all the heat, so it is a mixed bag once more for SOS.
One fuchsia that is still going strong is Delta Sarah, she was supposed to have been moved a few years ago but this is growth from the root that must have been left behind and is growing over 6 ft tall! I think I can use this growth for some cuttings , then a hedge of it would seem to be a good idea if she can take the heat so well.
Another week with hardly any rain, just a bit of drizzle and still lots of sunshine. We will hopefully be getting some rain next week, but our weather forecaster still says that it won’t be enough. Wandering round yesterday to take my photographs, I was very concious of how brown my garden has become, some plants are still doing very well but some are definitely suffering. One of the plants that are doing well are the roses, so that is what I have photographed for this weeks six.
Rosa Abraham Darby in the front garden has been opening lots of flowers recently, he is a good one.
The garden is now looking rather autumnal in places, the leaves are changing colour, which seems rather early but understandable in view of the drought and heat that we have been having. We actually have had a couple of little showers this week, but nowhere near enough, it will take a long time to get things back to normal. I woke up on Friday to thick fog but after a couple of hours the sun came through once more and the temperature rose again…… enough…… time for SOS so must get out and find plenty of things to photograph.
First of all I spotted the seeds on Acer Osakazuki, they are the same colour that the leaves will become in a few weeks time.So far there is no sign of the leaves changing colour yet.
Another week has gone by with hardly any rain, just a bit of drizzle on a couple of days, but I believe that we are due some proper rain tomorrow, I really hope it arrives. Last weekend was taken up with a visit from my latest grandson and his parents. He is now walking and into Everything, we needed eyes in the back of our heads! He really enjoyed walking round the garden and treated the flowers with respect, which was lovely. Anyway, on with SOS with this weeks offering………….
The seedhead of Peony mlokosewitschii which flowered in the spring. These are not viable seeds, they would have to be black to be viable.
I woke this morning to lovely soft gentle rain, it was so welcome. We have had a few little showers this week but lots more rain is forecast for the next week so hopefully I can stop worrying about the garden. It is time for another Six on Saturday but I was really hard pushed to find 6 plants looking really lovely, so here is my offering for this week.
This is the only Chestnut Tree in the garden, the others are in the woodland behind, but they are all in the same state. The shrubs either side are taller than me and I’m not small, so you can appreciate the scale of the chestnut tree.
How much hotter will it get? How much more can the plants take? My meadow is now over, almost hay making time, some tree leaves are turning orange and dropping in the woodland and the roses are having a rest. I’m having a rest too, trying to keep cool inside the house with the curtains closed, all doors open to catch any breeze and a fan working overtime. Anyway, enough of this, it is time for this week’s six.
All of a sudden the buddleja are flowering, their perfume is in the air in this heat and the butterflies are flocking, well almost, this is a Peacock butterfly.
A new month, a new week of non stop sunshine, but this morning it is drizzling and it has rained overnight, which I know the plants will love. I have managed a few early morning sessions, gardening before the sun got too high in the sky or making sure that I stayed in the shade where it seemed at least 10 degrees cooler. This then left plenty of time to watch Wimbledon in the afternoon with a clear conscience! Anyway, on to my six for this week.
My first photo is of Zantedecia aethiopica Kiwi Blush which is looking rather lovely at the far side of the conservatory.
