Six on SaSaturday. 27. 1. 24

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Pauline

All of a sudden, lots of plants are opening their flowers, I actually saw a bee yesterday when the sun was shining. Lots more flowers are opening up, making it well worth going for a wander in the sunshine with the birds singing. Temperatures have been  higher this week and everything has responded, I think I should be able to show you some flowers that haven’t been seen this year so far.

The hellebore in the woodland that I moved here a couple of years ago, seems very happy in its new home. This is an anemone centred variety.

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Six on Saturday. 20.1.2024

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Pauline

Well, that was a cold and frosty week wasn’t it! We had temperatures down to -8C nearby, but I think maybe we were probably a couple of degrees warmer. The forecast snow didn’t arrive, thank goodness, I think it went over to France to see Fred! I wasn’t sure how many plants I would find to photograph when I went out yesterday, but managed to find six that weren’t looking too bad, some of which you have seen before at various times.

The Chaenomeles by the back door is still pumping out its flowers, some not looking too happy with all the frost, but has so many buds still to come.

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Six on Saturday. 13.1.24

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Pauline

Another week gone by, this time a very cold week with lots of frost each night. The garden has dried out a bit, but the lawn is still very soft to walk on. Most of the flowers that I showed you last week have survived the frost, just the camellias that aren’t looking too happy. I don’t know if I didn’t look properly last Saturday, but the first photo is of a flower that I saw last Sunday when walking round the woodland, was it out last Saturday or did it open overnight?

Summer snowflake, Leucojum aestivum, has decided to flower in January, I think it should be renamed Winter snowflake! I have 4 clumps of these flowers and each clump has one flower showing. No sign so far of the Spring snowflake, Leucojum vernum, not even the leaves that I can see.

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Six on Saturday. 6.1.2024

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Pauline

At last, a dry, sunny day! It seems so long since we had such a day, yes, it is cold, my fingers were feeling numb by the time I got back inside from taking this weeks photos, but I would much rather have the dry cold than non stop rain. I did a post on New Years Day of all the flowers that were out, far more than I thought, so I had to see if there was anything different today.

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The difference is in the sky, just look at that blue! Viburnum bodnantense Dawn is still flowering away, being set off beautifully by the sky.

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Happy New Year 2024!

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Pauline

Having had a wander or a squelch around the garden yesterday, I thought I would have another one today and photograph all the flowers that are brave enough to flower at this time of year. In a couple of places I wish I had taken my photos yesterday, you will see why when we come to them! I was pleasantly surprised at the number of flowers that I found, but considering how mild it has been, I shouldn’t have been though. This might be a long post, maybe a cup of coffee would help!

Starting at the back door with my old favourite, Chaenomeles, before continuing round to the front drive.

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Six on Saturday. 30.12.2023

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Pauline

Having spent a few days in Bristol over Christmas, I am now back home once more and able to look round half the garden to see what is now in flower. The half that I can’t walk round is flooded once more, thanks to the storm on Wednesday and lots of other outbursts, one day it will dry out. Thankfully I found my six very quickly as it was just starting to rain once more!

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The buds on the Chaenomeles hedge by the back door, are now opening and looking very pretty.

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Six on Saturday. 23.12.2023

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Pauline

Last week I thought I would be giving S.O.S. a miss this week as I didn’t think I would have anything new to show you, but the plants thought differently! Sitting at my laptop and looking up out of the window, I thought, what are those spots of pink and red on the rhododendrons? Yes, they had decided to flower and they are not early varieties, they usually flower in May!

Very early indeed, when open fully, the flowers are very large on this variety.

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Six on Saturday. 16.12.2023

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Pauline

Another week flown by and this week has been busy with getting ready for next weekend and not gardening! But now all parcels are done and posted along with all the cards, so maybe next week I might be back in the garden once more, I hope so. I was hard pushed to find six photos for this weeks S.O.S but managed in the end although 2 have a rather tenuous link to gardening!

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In the back garden, Berberis Atropurpurea Nana has at long last decided to change colour from Purple to pinky yellow.

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Six on Saturday. 9.12.2023

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Pauline

More rain, more floods, but we had a much drier day yesterday for a change. The previous day, Thursday we had almost all Decembers rain in one day, then it dried up just in time to give us the most wonderful sunset. More rain and gales are due today, so I think I’ll stay inside and keep warm and dry! Time to get on with our Six on Saturday………

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The camellia in the back corner is well into flowering mode now and looking really lovely, hundreds more buds waiting to open, it will all depend on the weather how it progresses.

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Six on Saturday. 2.12.2023

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Pauline

I had thought I wouldn’t be able to do a post today as the only flowers that I have are the ones you saw last week. However, the weather had other ideas and frost descended in the night and left a dusting of white everywhere. We had a flurry of snow on Thursday followed by sleet but it didn’t amount to much, not worth photographing anyway, so I was very pleased to find quite a difference this morning when the sun finally decided to get up and show me what was outside.

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Rusty robin edged in white is just outside the back door. The real robin is frantically feeding at the bird table to keep warm.

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