Six on Saturday. 10.05.2025

Another very sunny week but with a cold east wind, not T shirt weather any more! Tonight will bring thunderstorms from the south so that should be interesting and the rain could carry on for Sunday and Monday, not to worry, the garden will be happy! I have managed a little bit more weeding each day so far with a bit of cutting back where necessary, just to use some different muscles!

Now for this week’s six…………..

Chives are in full flower. My original plant was planted on the rockery but sadly died. The following year I found that it had seeded down between the cracks of the paving of the patio and that is where they come up every year, in spite of being flooded every winter!

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Six on Saturday. 03.05.2025

We are now going to have to make the most of the sunshine and the hot weather as it is all going to cool down next week, I hope that wasn’t our summer! I have managed a little bit of weeding each day this week and have planted some plants that have been waiting for a long time in their pots, I have made a start but it is all going to take a long time! In the meantime, it is time for Six on Saturday once more.

It’s peony time once more and my first one to flower is always Paeony mlokosewitchii. Molly doesn’t last very long, but as she is so very beautiful, she is forgiven each year.

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Six on Saturday. 26.04.2025

After a mixed week of weather we now have another week of hot sunshine to look forward to, although it is raining at the moment. The garden has appreciated all the rain that we have had, everything is racing ahead and growing so quickly, we are getting to that time when I feel that I’ll never catch up! Blossom is now joining in with the spring flowers, so its easy to find six for this weeks post.

Last week was the turn of the white variety of this shrub, this one is Prunus glandulosa rosea plena, just as pretty but different.

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Six on Saturday. 19.4.2025

I’m so glad that I took my photos for this week’s six on Thursday when we had a lovely day, yesterday was pouring rain all day long. The garden did appreciate it, it was certainly needed and I’m sure I’ll see the benefit of it later. Already the garden is looking different, loads of lovely new leaves sprouting everywhere, all of different shades of green, gold and purple. New flowers as well as some old ones are appearing, so lets get on with this week’s selection.

I’ll start with the quince by the back door which has been flowering on and off since last November, I think it is at it’s peak now, once the leaves appear the flowers seem to stop.

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Six on Saturday. 12.4.2025

Our lovely hot, sunny weather is coming to an end this weekend but I think the garden will be glad as it has been so long without any real rain. Flowers are not lasting as long as usual, which is a shame, but maybe the rain and cooler weather will sort that out. Still lots of new flowers opening, so let me show you six that have impressed me this week.

A double primrose which was given to me many years ago by a friend who was visiting.

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Six on Saturday. 5.4.2025

At last we have had some rain! It seems so long since we last had any here in the SW of England so it was very welcome Thursday afternoon through to Friday morning. We are now back to non stop sunshine for the next 7 to 10 days, so I will be back watering my pots again, not something I normally have to do in March and April! Mrs Blackbird has obviously laid her eggs, which have hatched, as she is now collecting a beakful of mealworms each time she comes for food. Flowers are coming and going, new ones taking over and one plant especially has me very excited, more about that later!

Cyclamen repandum in the woodland, never seems to seed about, I think I’ll have to give it a helping hand in a few weeks time.

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Six on Saturday 29. 3. 2025.

What a difference a week makes! All of a sudden, as well as all the spring flowers that are decorating the garden at the moment, blossom is now appearing on most of the shrubs. It has also made a diffence to the strength in my legs, I am now walking right round the whole of the garden and the woodland for my morning exercise each day and feeling a lot better for it. Each day I see something new to admire, so let me share six of them with you.

Camellia Margaret Davies in the border by the drive.

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Six on Saturday. 22.3.2025

I can’t believe that it is so long since I last did a post for SOS. I knew that during last year I was getting more and more tired and had hardly any energy at all so the garden was suffering and didn’t look as it should, in spite of the gardener coming to work here each week.

Chionodoxa Pink Giant on the alpine scree.

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Six on Saturday. 31.08.2024

Another month has flown by and of course August is hay making time for farmers. It is also hay making time for gardeners who have left some of their lawn to form mini meadows. Instead of setting forth with a sythe, Matt the gardener, set forth with his strimmer before using his lawn mower. He had strict intructions to be careful near the one and only orchid that I have, that will be left to die down naturally in the hope that it will appear again next spring. My six this week are all of the meadow.

The “meadow” has been battered by wind and rain recently so is looking worse for wear, definitely needs cutting!

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Six on Saturday. 24. 8. 2024

At last we have had some serious rain overnight, the garden will be very pleased and so will I,  just the odd little shower during the week didn’t make much difference. Last week I mentioned that the seasons are changing, leaves are changing colour and the temperature has dropped, well more leaves have dropped and we are now told that the temperatures will go back up next week!

Time to show my six for this week…………

This photo says it all to me! Cyclamen hederifolium peeping up through the fallen chestnut leaves!

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