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“Visit the garden where the scarlet trumpets
are opening their bodies for the hummingbirds
who are drinking the sweetness, who are
thrillingly gluttonous.”
~ Mary Oliver
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Mallow, Yarrow, Fat Hen, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Chickweed, Wild Strawberries
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Tag Archives: #SixOnSaturday
Six on Saturday – In just one word: Courgettes!
25/07/2020 OK, I know am not alone, but I’ve got a courgette mountain. I put half the current pile outside the gate this morning, with a sign to let people know that they are free to good homes (or indeed … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Six on Saturday, The home garden
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Courgettes, Gardening, Geranium 'Rozanne', Lavatera, Lobelia, nature, Photography, Sparrowhawk, Sunflowers
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Six on Saturday – Flower spikes and Hoverflies
We’ve had a stressful week with a poorly dog and daily visits to the vet (arthritis and pancreatitis apparently). Hopefully Sadie is in the recovery phase now, but I will be glad when I stop having to visit that front … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Digiplexis, Dragonflies, Gardening, Hoverflies, nature, Olive trees, Photography, Salvias, Verbena 'Bampton', wildlife gardening
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Six on Saturday – Good enough to eat!
As well as rain (for which I am very grateful), clouds of flea beetles seem to have descended on the garden this week. They are all over the poppies and roses, but are also consuming various leaves in the vegetable … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – Bright Lights
18/04/2020 Six on Saturday is hosted by The Propagator. If you want to join in, check Jonathon’s blog for directions about posting and links to other participants’ Sixes. It makes a great distraction from COVID-19 Live Updates. Here are my … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – Running just to keep still
14/03/2020 With various things being cancelled over the last week I’ve managed to escape to the garden a bit more than usual, which has been brilliant. And Lord knows, it needs the attention, but somehow I’ve struggled to get things … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, The home garden
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Blossom, Echium, Gardening, Loropetalum jaminoides, Photography, seed sowing
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Six on Saturday – Freckles, blushes and other floral markings
25/01/20 It feels like the kind of day that could do with a bit of energy injected into it by joining Jonathon’s Six on Saturday. There are rules of course, but they’re a breeze and it’s great fun to browse … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Amaryllis, Arum, Gardening, Hedychium, Hellebores, Orchids, Photography, Winter heliotrope
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Six on Saturday – All Change
28/12/2019 So, this is the last Six-on-Saturday for 2019. Many thanks to Jonathon, The Propagator, for hosting such a fun and inclusive meme throughout the year. Here are my six today: 1) Mahonia – Borrowed glory OK, this is in … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Flowers, Vegetables
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Hellebore niger, Mahonia, Oca tubers, Parrotia persica 'Vanessa', Six on Saturday, tulips, Voles, Winter honeysuckle
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Six on Saturday – Good news, bad news
16/11/2019 It’s been wet and whilst we’ve not had it nearly so bad as Wales and the Midlands, outside jobs this week have been severely curtailed. I’ve been distracted in any case by a new car with, what seems like, … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, The home garden, Vegetables
Tagged #GYO, #SixOnSaturday, crab apples, Dwarf pomegranate, Gardening, Grow you own, Oca, Turmeric
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Six on Saturday – Back to Black
OK, so this might be an admission of burning the damson jam this morning. (Yes, it caught on the bottom of the pan. Don’t worry, it is nothing a good soak won’t fix!) But no, it is rather a reference … Continue reading
