Another soggy Saturday – glad to have cut the grass yesterday; also glad to have taken a few flower photos so that I can again join Jim and his crew with Six on Saturday – six things in the garden this week. I’ll start with these Asiatic lilies – ‘Tinilco’ – now at their peak. […]
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6 on Saturday – 22JUN2024
I remember last week with fondness….it was chilly at night, sunny and warm during the day. Perfect late spring conditions for doing just about anything outdoors. Then the heat dome creeped in and summer arrived like a switch being turned on…ugh! We have survived, of course, and so has the garden. In fact, the high […]
6 on Saturday – 15JUN2024 – Summer’s Eve
Officially summer next week, with temperatures forecast to be very summer-like, but this week it’s still spring, with very cool days that have helped blooms last longer and two inches of rain Thursday overnight, encouraging the veggies, in particular, to put on bursts of growth. Jim hosts SIx on Saturday at Garden Ruminations and I’ll […]
6 on Saturday – 08JUN2024
Summer is on our doorstep, just three months until autumn…time enough to enjoy the bounty of our kitchen gardens and the beauty of the ornamentals. Time right now for Six on Saturday – six things in the garden, a blog-o-verse meme hosted by Jim in England, on Garden Ruminations. Peony season has started here in […]
6 on Saturday – 01JUN2024 – Of Irises and Alliums…
I imagine if I go through my blog posts from years gone by I’ll come across the phrase ‘…never looked better…’ quite often, but truly, this year my spring garden has never looked better! Flower stalks seem taller, colours seem more vibrant, critter damage is much less obvious…perhaps my eyes are getting older and my […]
6 on Saturday – 25MAY2024 – A Perfect Spring Week
It’s been a perfect week in the garden.
6 on Saturday – 18MAY2024 -Spring Shrubs (and more)
Two thirds through spring, daffs and tulips are all but gone and, for a week or two, flowering shrubs take centre stage. Let’s start with a prologue though, an amuse-bouche for the eyes as I join Jim at Garden Ruminations in showcasing six things in my garden today. The first is Camassia quamash in front […]
6 on Saturday – 11MAY2024 – A Watercolour Garden
With so many bulbs, perennials and shrubs now in bloom, walking through the gardens is like being in an art gallery – room after room, scene after scene of colour, either deep and vibrant or soft and mellow. Microgardens framed by foliage, grass, stone or mulch that encourage me to pause as I wander distractedly […]
6 on Saturday – 04MAY2024 – More and More
Spring is about abundance – more of everything…
6 on Saturday – 27APR2024 – Daffs etc
More spring bulbs, and a bit of frost damage…