🌼Flowers Are Popping Open In My #Hampshire Garden For This Week’s #SixOnSaturday Post. #GardeningTwitter #GardeningAddict

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Rosie Amber

This week we have seen high winds, cool nights and sunny spells. I am at that stage when I am eager to get everything out into the garden, but it’s all a bit of a risk. Is anyone else feeling … Continue reading →

😎Summer Time From My English Country Garden. #SixOnSaturday #GardeningTwitter #Flowers #Gardenflowers🌼

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Rosie Amber

The second week in June and the evenings are still quite chilly. But the flowers are blooming and the bees are humming. Let’s get straight on with Six On Saturday.

Photo of Flowers for June 11th Six On Saturday — Flowers for June 11th Six On Saturday

Photo one is of these gorgeous deep mauve (Or blue, or purple ) Anemones. My mixed pack are now really flowering well. I just need to keep the pigeons from dead-heading them, they especially like the red ones.

Two purple Anemone from my garden — Purple Anemone

Photo two is of the frothy Hawthorn flowers from a tiny bush in the front garden. I tried to take a close-up of the tiny flowers. They look all spotty this close up.

Photo of Hawthorne from my garden — Hawthorn

Next up is what I think is a Viburnum, although I’m not too sure. I’ve looked it up against the flowers and it is my best guess. I am guilty of chopping this back in other years thinking it was a self-seeder, which it might still be as it’s so close to a Cyprus that they vie for space.

Fourth photo is of the delicate pink tea rose which I split last year and overwintered in a pot with violas. Originally the rose was given as a house-warming pot plant three years ago and I have kept it alive. Both now are beginning to put on a good display with the violas coming back into flower after a feed..

Photo of a pink tea rose and violas in my garden — Pink Tea Rose and Violas

Fifth photo is of another plant that I am guessing the variety of – I think this is a Chinese Privet. It hosts one of the Honeysuckles and both are now in flower.

Photo of Chinese Privet from my garden — Chinese Privet

Lastly the delicate blue flowers of the Borage, one of my wild plants that I’ve grown from seed for the pollinators. The flowers look almost bird-like with the centre seeming as if it is the head and beak of the flying bird.

Borage grown from seed from my garden — Borage

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:

Graeme’s plot has lots to see.
Meme linky on founder Mr P’s post.
Green gardener has been to the garden centre.
Noelle’s offering Cyclamen seed to s few Uk gardeners.
Sel’s diagnosing plant pests.
Tony has a superb Whale’s Tongue Agave.
Lots happening in Chris’ Ontario garden.
News from the allotment on My Secret Garden’s blog.
I always enjoys visiting Fred’s garden. Check out his Kumquats!

There Are Always Flowers For Those Who Want To See Them. #SixOnSaturday #GardenTwitter

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Rosie Amber

We have had some gloriously sunny days this week. The birds are nesting, the bees are buzzing and the flowers are blooming. All I want to do is spend time outside enjoying it all. Every time I hear a bee I’m chasing it to get a photo. I did manage to sit and watch a miner bee digging in the soil to make a nest, but it was up in the woods rather than in my garden. I posted a video of it on my Instagram page here.

First photo is of the Pulmonaria which has finally flowered. It is enjoying the warmer days.

Second photo is of the flowering currant. I did show it last week, but now the blossoms have opened.

Third photo is of the first Forget-Me-Nots just peeping out. A cheeky plant which will self seed everywhere if left to itself.

Next photo is of the tiny Quince bush, since we moved here it has taken me almost three years to discover what it was. An over enthusiastic pair of secateurs were much to blame, but it valiantly survived and produced fruit last autumn. I’m glad that it showed me what it was.

Fifth photo is of the Grape Hyacinths. A pretty little flower which does its own thing year after year.

Last photo goes to the first of this year’s Rock Roses (Montpellier cistus). I only just spotted this one. I grew them from seed; the first year they didn’t flower, but last year I had a wonderful display in various pastel colours. Great for pollinators.

I am now off to repaint the back porch while we have some sunny dry days.

Happy gardening

Rosie

Last week I chose to add a few links to others who take part in this meme. I enjoy reading the posts and learning all about plants and I thought you might like to see some of them too. I shall add a few more of last week’s posts here.

Dana gardens in Ireland
Sarah is from Birmingham, England.
The Rogue gardener lives in South-West Oregon
June is another British gardener.
Granny’s Garden (Mr P’s Mother-in-law)
Mr P’s post for this week
I think the plant fairies have been planting in Fred’s garden.
Eileen’s tiny Welsh garden
Fab tulips on Doc’s blog.

This Week’s Gardening News From My Hampshire Plot for #SixOnSaturday @cavershamjj

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Rosie Amber

We’ve had a mild week in Hampshire and a touch of sun between the clouds. Even a much needed drop of rain on Friday. I’ve been out in the garden most days.

I have snowdrops! At long last they are raising their heads and more are opening each day. I have just been reading about the spiritual significance of some of the spring flower colours in Fairy Sparkles by Sarah Rajkotwala. White flowers, like the Snowdrop, apparently re-awaken the body’s Chakras after their ‘winter rest’. While yellow and purple, which we see in Daffodils and crocus’ awaken the solar plexus Chakra and help ‘warm-up’ the human body ready for increased activity.

My second photo is of the beech hedge. We’ve been giving it a spring trim. It is best pruned in late summer, but we missed that slot this year, so it’s getting a quick top back and sides now.

I’ve also been removing the rusted leaves from my Hollyhocks. I love Hollyhocks but damp conditions encourage the spores to grow. I remove leaves as I see them rather than apply a chemical fungicide.

My fourth photo is an update on my greenhouse. The beds are in and I have been sitting in the warmth re-potting my geraniums and taking cuttings. I added a shoe rack as a temporary set of shelves. My stool is a handy portable collapsible one.

Fifth photo shows the buds forming on my Camellia, I don’t know the variety yet only that the flowers will be pink. Hopefully I’ll get help later, when it flowers, with naming it from some of my fellow Six On Saturday gardeners.

Last photo shows stage one of a new flower bed. I have some grape vines suited for the English climate to go in the back and the rest I will fill with various plants that I hope to grow from seed (some I saved from last year’s flowers and some I’ve bought). Most will be plants that are ideal for pollinators. I’m on a mission to provide more for all types of bees in my garden this year.