Although the evenings and mornings are drawing in we have still got a mix of sun and warmth while a sprinkle of welcome rain arrived on Friday. I have rummaged round in my plot and found enough items for another week.
First photo is one one of my Cotoneasters. this one fans across the front wall below a bay window. I think it may be the Grey Cotoneaster.
Second photo is of the third Squash growing on this self-seeded plant (from my kitchen compost). The first two didn’t get beyond walnut size before the pests ate them. This one is cricket ball size.
Next are my courgettes. I have eaten one and have more growing. Fingers crossed that the first frosts stay away and I can harvest them.
Fourth photo is of one of the Fuschia which drapes itself over the pink rose. It then hangs down over the lawn.
Fifth photo goes to one of the Tradiscantia cuttings from last year which has really enjoyed the hot summer.
Last photo is of another one of the Cotoneasters, this one may be a European variety the leafing is different from the first one. This plant is more upright in growing style.
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
Links:
- The sun has been out in Sarah’s Australian garden
- Check out the impressive Gourds in Wild Parenting’s post.
- Jon’s linky post for all your Six On Saturday posts.
- Graeme has a super Honka Fragile dahlia in his post.
- Always lots to see in Fred’s garden.
- Tony has several rescued plants on his six.
- Stunning Amaryllis belladonna in Jim’s garden.
I love the Tradiscantia but I’m not familiar with Courgettes.. are they like a cucumber?
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They may be Zuccini to you?
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They are called baby marrows in South Africa.
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No way, really? How cool!
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My fuschia plants really didn’t like the heatwave. One looks very sick.
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I had one that took a nose dive in the heat, but a bit of water picked it up.
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That fuchsia is a show. I have a Cotoneaster horizontals something or other that I aways forget about as it’s hidden in a corner. I must check on it. Fingers are crossed for your courgettes.
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I didn’t know there were so many Cotoneaster varieties until I was looking them up for this post.
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The courgettes look good and the rest of the plants are doing well, Rosie. Let’s hope the weather remains friendly to them. Thanks for sharing your garden through the seasons!
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I hope so, thanks.
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You’re home grown produce is doing really well. And that fuschia is gorgeous.
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*Your* predictive text grrr!
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Thanks Cathy.
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Both the cotoneasters are looking great with their berries.
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Thank you.
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Cotoneaster looks fab, mine is a baby still and only puts out a few berries. I have a tradescantia, not the variegated one although, mine has the green top and purple under the leaf. Like yours, it has also loved the warmer weather 🙂
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Ooh that Tradiscantia sounds pretty.
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Do the birds like the cotoneaster berries? Zucchini ( courgettes) are very hardy and we usually have too many!
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I think that the blackbirds might like them, but they don’t get eaten as much as I would assume.
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HI Rosie, I love fuchias, ours are just coming into bloom.
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Thanks Robbie.
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I like the tradescantia. We have a native variety here in the American South called spiderwort.
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Interesting, I have now read an article about them, thanks for the info, Doc.
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Gosh that fuchsia is amazing! The cotoneaster is highly impressive too! 💮🌸
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Thank you.
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You have plenty of berries too! The blackbirds eat all my cotoneaster berries.
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I do have a pair of blackbirds around, but perhaps there are too many berries for one pair.
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Memories, memories! I had a cotoneaster along my front wall at our previous house. My mother used to grow, then propagate, tredescanthias getting the occasional purple tinted leaves. Yours is more green tinted purple leaves, lovely. Your fuchsia is very like mine which lost most of its green leaves during the drought. They are coming back now ready to fall off in autumn. 🤭
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How lovely to bring back memories for you. Yes, many of the leaves on my fuchsia dried up in the summer. It’s a survivor though, it comes back each year fighting for a space to show its flowers.
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The cotoneasters are plants that really come into their own this time of year. I love the way yours fans out against the wall.
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Thank you.
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