Six on Saturday – Ruby Trees 27🌸5🌸23

It has been unusually still for us this autumn and unusually cold, so the autumn foliage did not get blown or burnt off like it usually does! So we have had a sustained period of autumn colours, which for us in my garden, is an unusual treat. A delight that people get more in the…

Six on Saturday – Going Potty! 20🌸5🌸23

For the last few weeks I have been slowly reinstating and re- planting and creating new bulb pots for my spring bulb display. I didn’t have a dedicated bulb display last year and my spring bulbs were rather disparate in pots in different places. So with firm resolve, I decided to reinstate my big spring…

Six on Saturday – An Oath By a Tap and Autumn Favourites. 13🌸5🌸23

Another mild and lovely week here, with some decidedly cool mornings that necessitated a heater, socks, and jumpers to be used, almost frosty! But fantabulous gardening weather! I have been still busy transplanting my little rooted plants, plus making a border around the back garden of pot marigolds. I enjoy the watering in the new…

Six on Saturday – Sensational Salvias 8🌸4🌸23

Happy Easter Everyone!🌸 I have lots of varieties of salvias in my garden.I am a bit of a salvia collector. They seem to do well in our climate and live for many years. They can easily be divided as the perennial clumps steadily increase every year. They flower nicely in spring but in autumn here…

It’s Autumn and the Colour Has Retuned 🌸

As the days cool down fir us the evaporation rate goes down and the plants get to use the water I’m giving them. This make the colour gradually strat to return enmasse to my garden. Much love 🌼🌸🦋💞🧚‍♀️

Six on Saturday – Autumn Glory 25-3-23

It has been a gently warm week with some rather cool nights that necessitated a cardigan to be worn! We are still harvesting lots of cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs. The apple harvest has started with some cute little Johnathan apples being harvested from our tree, the tree is double graft and also is covered in…

Six on Saturday – Bathed in the Light 18-3-23

Both my garden and my life has been bathed in the light of positivity and sunlight this week. The summer’s last weeks and cool nights have been comfortable and enjoyable and weather-wise. The garden is showing signs of getting out of its high summer dormancy. So things are looking up. I have started my autumn…

Six on Saturday – Garage Sale and Early Autumn Goodies 11-4-23

It has been an enjoyably warm week with cool evenings. Just right for bringing the flowers back to the garden! I have been replanting my hanging and window baskets with flowers. They will establish well now the weather has cooled somewhat but with still nice warm days. So the back of the house baskets have…