It’s been a hectic week. I didn’t have time to twist sideways. Monty Don is stepping down from Gardeners’ World after 23 years and I’m gathering all my certificates and updating my CV. I’ll be keen to get an interview, and hoping I might get to round two for discussions about terms and conditions. I’m a serious candidate. My intention is to present this week’s garden highlights for Six-on-Saturday. I feel the panel will be impressed.
Standard Rose
This delightful rose bloomed prolifically in May. Now it’s getting ready for round two. During that interval, despite severe drought, I took good care of it.
Osteospermum
Not my garden, but very definitely my colours. This has very strong emotional impact for me because I saw it during the week on a grave nearby. Not just any grave. There was a connection to my family. I was hesitant to take the photograph.
Many will know it as African Daisy or Cape Daisy.
Arabis
Two pictures here. Looking at the first one, there’s no sign of Arabis. However, a keen eye will zoom closely to see it.
You went back up to zoom in, did you? What are you like!
New Planter
I was told to take things easy for six weeks after my gallbladder surgery, and I did. Last Monday was the beginning of week seven and I immediately overextended myself. Hindsight is 20/20. I would have been better to construct this over a few sessions.
Nandina
Nandina is the beautifully coloured shrub at the front. Also known as Heavenly Bamboo, it’s an attractive evergreen shrub, despite not actually being a bamboo. It is beginning its Autumn display.
Rosa ‘Whisky Mac’
I think it’s ‘Whisky Mac’. Beautiful scent, but the blooms don’t last very long.
It’s A Problem
Some WordPress users have told me that my posts are not appearing in Reader. I’m trying to get to get answers from support. It’s not an easy process!
I write as a member of The Saturday Gang. We are a group of gardeners who write. We write about six items in our gardens, and we do it on Saturdays. I enjoy reading about and seeing other gardens from as far away as New Zealand, Tasmania, USA, Canada and Britain. Many more choose to publish on Twitter, Bluesky or Instagram. You can find out more about it here. Six things going on in your garden; post a picture accompanied by a few words and you’re up and running. There’s a participant’s guide here. Thanks to Jim, chewing the cud at Garden Ruminations.
Have a great weekend.
P.
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Beautiful! Your posts have started showing up for me but not in the reader. Instead they are in the comment notifications as “Pádraig posted on Grow, Write Repeat …” I’ve never seen a post show up that way before!
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It’s all part of my uniqueness, a chara. 😂
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Not in Reader for me either, Pádraig. By the way, I might be passing through tomorrow, as we are going to a plant fair in Fota Island so will drop on way there or on return journey – probably the latter for a stop at the Seaside Restaurant and, if weather favours us, a swim. PM me your postal code and I’ll drop a canna to you.
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Thank you very much, Paddy. I’ll look forward to that. Number saved. I’ll be in touch.
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The Nandina is nice, but what really stands out to me are the verbena—they are incredibly prolific bloomers, and the bees and butterflies must certainly love them. (By the way, your posts aren’t showing up in the timeline of WP. I get the notification that you’ve posted, but I have to go look for it on your site—which I’ve bookmarked—because otherwise, there’s no way to access it.)
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Indeed, Fred. A cluster of verve a is a sight to behold. The loose gravel used as ground cover suits perfectly as the seed will germinate and each year the stockbincreases.
Bees & butterflies galore.
I’ll persist with WordPress support. I’ve got as far as opening a ticked. Fingers crossed.
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I really like the new planter! I find those wooden ones very nice and am hoping to get some for the front garden soon.
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Thanks Kathrin. They’re expensive to buy. Well, they are in garden centres here.
I made two ten years ago and they’re still sturdy.
Im going to adjust the top pieses as they are covering good soil space.
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