#SixOnSaturday- Mayday Madness

 Well, we've reached the height of the gardening season, with so many jobs to do at once, and plenty of daylight to do them in, it's hard to think of anything else. This week I've finally got seeds sown in trays and outside, cleared ground, potted up cuttings and more or less decided on a date for the plant sale to raise funds for the local community gardens and TWIGS, and to sell tickets for Old Town Open Gardens. Plus we have had lots of rain here, enough not to need to water when planting things, and the Covid rates still seem to be going down overall, although here in Swindon they are fluctuating a bit and above the national average. Keeping to the guidelines and being double vaccinated, I feel more relaxed about leaving the garden nowadays.

So what has made it to the six this week? There was lots of competition, but the theme generally was looking for the small things I think. I'm going to start with the chocolate vine, Akebia quintata, it's too vigorous and growing up into the old pear tree, a remnant from when this garden was an orchard I think, but at this time of year with the morning sun on it, it looks good:

My next choice is the beautifully opened out hosta, it won't be like this for long probably, but just now it's perfect, although it is a bit jammed into the pot.

My next plant is also jammed into its lovely terracotta pot, I bought it from the Chase Plants stall at the Specialist Plant Fair a week last Friday, it's Mervilla natalensis Pacific Bulb Society. I love the small flowers and am hoping when it has flowered that I can divide it into several more plants.
Next choice is a lone tulip in the middle of Crocosmia Lucifer. How did it get there? I don't remember planting it, maybe it was planted by a previous owner? We normally comment on lots of tulips together, this one makes quite a statement on its own!
Next is Euphorbia Fireglow, a lovely brightly coloured Euphorbia, which although supposed to be invasive, isn't in my garden, I think it possibly needs more water than it gets. I have two plants in different beds, but they remain a bit puny. Other varieties of Euphorbia happily self seed around the garden, although black pearl is also a bit puny.
And finally the apple blossom is out, and looking frothy and prolific.
Now I've written about my six, I can go and look at what the author of this #SixOnSaturday, The Propagator has written about this week, and what the other many gardeners who also join in with it have written about. Happy gardening, and make the most of the lengthening days!




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  1. That Mervilla looks very nice.

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  2. Yes isn't it? I think it has been in the pot for a while, when it's finished flowering, I'll divide it.

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