🌺Bank Holiday Weekend #SixOnSaturday From My English Garden #GardeningTwitter #GrowYourOwn

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We had more welcome rain this week and I was out catching it in my bowls and buckets. Small patches of brown lawns are turning greener. So what’s still growing in my garden this week?

Six photos from my garden
August 27th Six On Saturday

The Cone Flower or Echinacea that I featured a couple of weeks ago is now in full flower with several heads on this one plant.

Cone flowers from my garden
Cone Flowers (Echinacea)

Yesterday I picked the one melon that grew on my plant, it was getting wet on the ground despite trying to raise it off the soil. I didn’t want it rotting. I shall leave it in the sun to fully ripen. Not sure of the variety, it may be a cantaloupe.

Melon from my garden
Melon (Cantaloupe – I think)

I have a second variety of cucumber growing in the greenhouse. this one has a prickly skin, but I’m unsure of the name.

Cucumber from my garden
Prickly cucumber

The Hydrangea bought back in April is continuing to flower. It is still in its pot. I need advice on when I should plant it out. Now that we’ve had some rain, or leave it until Spring?

Hydrangea from my garden
Hydrangea

I have successfully grown several Agapanthus from seeds given to me by a relative. These will be over-wintered inside and planted out next year.

Agapanthus seedlings
Agapanthus seedlings

Last photo goes to the final flower from my Velvet Queen (red) sunflower. Despite the drought they have flowered well.

Velvet Queen Sunflower
Velvet Queen Sunflower

Thank you for joining me for this #SixOnSaturday post. I hope that you enjoyed it. If you would like to know more about this hashtag, read founder Mr Propagator’s post here also find him on Twitter here.

Happy gardening

Rosie

Six photos from my garden
August 27th Six On Saturday

Links:

  1. The post for all your links if you are joining in with the meme.
  2. My Secret Garden has some lovely sunflowers.
  3. One Man And His Garden has a selection of photos from gardens around Cornwall.
  4. Lots of colour in Fred’s French garden despite the lack of rain.
  5. 30 Days Wilding is trying cactus for the dryer summers.
  6. Hortus shares a few photos from her holiday.
  7. Tony grows Cannas, pretty leaved and flowered plants.
  8. Pesky pests on Noelle’s pear tree.
  9. Off the hedge gardening has a super fan flower.
  10. Granny captured the bees on her flowers.

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  11. Your garden looks so beautiful & productive this week. Love the melons and its so clever of you to grow agapanthus from seed. PS. Thanks for including my book in the garden themed books widget! 😘🌼🧚‍♀️🦋💞

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  12. I once tried growing melons but the only one that came to fruition, was the size of a tennis ball, although quite tasty. You have done very well and we are all waiting to hear what yours tastes like. Lovely echinacea, such a pretty colour.

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  14. Ah, lucky for you to be able to grow melon! I hope it is delicious! Your velvet Queen sunflower is just the type I like – with gorgeous color. I’m struggling with my agapanthus – not that they don’t grow but that they don’t flower. Fingers crossed that I get it right next year 🙂

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  17. Your echinacea looks wonderful. My blooms have faded in colour but I’m reluctant to cut them because the bees still seem to love them. I’ve grown four more for next year – they are still in pots at the moment because the ground is so hard I can’t even get a fork into it

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