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 – 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…

Six on Saturday – Christmas Flower Countdown

It’s that time of year, when I look around the garden and wonder what it will look like for Christmas. With the unusually large amount of winter and spring rain we have received. It is not an unusual expectation to have a flower filled Christmas. Well much more than we used to get with the…

Six on Saturday – 12/3/22 Autumn Dreaming

Well we have finally reached autumn, I do like summer, but the cooler months are kinder to my garden and the flowers in there. As soon as the temperatures decrease the evaporation rate goes down and the plants can finally benefit from the water I am giving them, rather than just survive with it. The…