Not only am I confused about what day it is, I am a little befuddled as to which week of the year it is. Hence, I spent a fair amount of time on a blog which is appropriate to next week. No matter, it is money in the bank I suppose. We are getting paid for this right?
“Paid for what?”, you might ask, for Six on Saturdaying of course! That universal weekendly past-time of the great and the good. To join our blissfully happy, mind-controlled crew, just pop on over to Propfessor X to find out what is going on. There are definitely no subliminal messages hidden in this blog, definitely not. Just don’t blink. Shall we proceed?
First, we have Allium aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’, one of many this week I should imagine. In a slow crawl towards extending the season in The Bed of Anarchy, I planted these bulbs last year. Or was it the year before? Whichever, there aren’t enough of them to make a good show. They move around the border all on their own, as if looking for more of their own kind. I may well have to rectify that.
Now we have a lone lithodora flower. Blue. That is all that needs to be said.
Onto my arty-farty shot of the week and the interpretation therein.
The raindrops, suspended on the waxy surface of a hosta leaf, illustrate how we are living in our individual bubbles at the moment, where we have little choice but to reflect on inner demons and angels. There is no escape, we can see our loved ones in their respective bubbles, but can’t reach them. If we did, we would destroy them.
A moment after this shot was taken next door’s cat knocked the leaf with her tail and the drops fell to the ground and disbursed. I like to think this symbolises the futility of me trying to be serious. The End.
Next strawberry flowers. So white, such promise. And if you are listening out there; Mr Slug, Mrs Snail, The Blackbird Clan; I am not sharing!
Then we have Aquilegia ‘Egg’, a flower I have featured before. It is called Egg because OH nicked the seed from the farm where we used to get our eggs. Later I asked the farmer’s wife what had happened to the mother plant, she said it had died. My noble plan is to grow another and, at the dead of night, possibly wearing a balaclava, anonymously leave it on her doorstep. Otherwise she might arrest me for seed theft, although it wasn’t me, honest guv. She is rather scary, and looks very strong. The farmer’s wife that is, not the aquilegia, which isn’t scary at all.
And finally, the biggest and most beautiful of our Woolies Acers. The young leaves are at their best at the moment. The stresses of grown-up life, the sporadic watering and summer winds that go with maturity, have yet to distress them.
That is my lot for this week. Hope you enjoyed them. Keep on keeping on, my friends.
Lovely six. The Acer looking great. Stunning aquilegia. My alliums still got a weak or so to go.
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Thank you. This allium is the forerunner of the others. He is in the sunniest position, which I think makes a difference.
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My allium Purple Sensation aren’t ready. Next weekend maybe? But I already ate my first strawberry yesterday !! Very nice drop close up on hosta. And that aquilegia is very pretty, It makes me think of adding reds among mine.
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Are you strawberries indoors? It is funny how things mature at different times. Looking forward to seeing your alliums next week.
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No they are outside but in containers. The others I grow in the ground aren’t ready yet ( 1 week or 2 I guess)
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I’ve just been looking through my seed box and found an unopened packed of Hardy Plant Society seed from a red aquilegia. Would you like it?
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Ooh! I’d like that! And I will collect seeds from mine if you want ? ( https://twitter.com/frdvil/status/1256625347182956544?s=20)
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Do you want to email me your address, I’ll get them sent off. 🙂
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I will DM it 😉
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Sharp pictures, skilled photographer for sure…and nice post. Must learn to capture the blues, they look perfect on your Lithodora.
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Thank you, the one colour I don’t seem to be able to capture is cerise pink, it always comes out much paler. I don’t know if it is the camera or there is a secret trick.
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‘Egg’ looks like Ronald McDonald.
Kitty had the right idea with the hosta.
I never met a flatulent allium.
but really, is ‘Purple Sensation’ one of the popular varieties that is available from mail order catalogs?
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Ha! That made me laugh, I had forgotten about RMcD. Purple Sensation is very popular here.
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‘Purple Sensation’ looks like Grimace.
I think that when I finally get around to trying allium, I might start with the biggest and baddest, just in case the first are the last. If they do well, I might try ‘Mount Everest’.
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Good plan, I would think they would do well with you. There are some beauties out there!
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That is what I am told. I will only know if I try.
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I lovely six – I enjoyed them! And particularly your pensive moment, quickly destroyed. The aquilegia (very sweet) looks like an A. canadensis. Good that your alliums are extending themselves – mine have been less invasive than I wanted them to be!
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Thank you. I’ve got canadensis in the front garden, not showing any signs yet, but I will check later ….. Yes, it is like a canadensis on steroids!
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That’s just what I came here to write. ‘Egg’ sure looks like an A. canadensis hybrid. I wonder what they crossed to intensify the red color like that.
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One day, one of us will see a fully labelled flower just like it and we’ll think “that’s it, now if only I could remember where I first saw it”! ;D
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That blue!! Say no more. I fume when Fred starts on about his strawberries. 👹 I have plenty of flowers on mine and they are under my original fruit cage so blackbirds should be stopped. Something will get through, I’m sure. Lovely Six-on-Saturday.
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Thank you, and fingers crossed for all our strawberries!
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Wowee ‘Egg’ is a hot…shot brillaint in all ways. x
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Your post made me giggle. Love the arty-farty shot and the tale behind the ‘tail’ 🙂
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Thank you, all giggles grateful received. 🙂
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What an aquilegia – great colour combo! Now you mention it I think some of my alliums are Purple Sensation, sounds familiar. With you on losing track of time. Think my brain has gone to mush.
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Definite mush brain here too!
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You managed to capture the lithodora in all its true bluey splendor, unlike me! The aquilegia is a beauty as are alliums. The deep arty-farty shot is very good indeed.
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Beautiful maple! Nothing wrong with arty farty shots !!😄
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Thanks Chris, it happens sometimes 😀
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Well I’m certainly not going to kick up a stink about arty-farty photos. My “art” is practiced by careful directional application to avoid capturing a nearby patch of weeds that is on my agenda for manyana (which never comes, of course). My contribution to the egg-naming is one of the “Mrs Scott-Elliot” group (A. caerulea for smelly people) cos the sepals look right. She comes in a range of colours. Not as prolific a seeder as Nora and her relatives but no guarantee that her seeds will end up the same colour.
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Yes, especially with all those naughty A. vulgaris about!
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That is a lovely arty farty shot of the Hosta. The Acer is great looking as well I am planning on getting a couple of Acers for pots but I might wait until Autumn when it will be a little bit wetter.
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They are wonderful in pots and you can pick up some real bargains, little tiddlers but they soon grow. And thanks 🙂
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lovely photos – time is very confusing at the moment and the summer weather we are having far too early in the year is making it even more so. Keep up the good work on the blog 🙂
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I am not sure how we are going to get back to any kind of “normal” having all gone slightly feral. And I will try, thank you. 🙂
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Gardening blogs and the like are a safe haven from a crazy world just now
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Such a shame about your trip to Marwood gardens. That’s a lovely Aquilegia – it’s not a colour combination I’ve seen before. I know the blighters seed themselves all over the place, but they are so pretty I can’t really get annoyed with them,
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Hopefully I’ll get there next week and report back. 🙂
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I’ll never look at raindrops on hosta leaves in the same way again. My bubble and my families bubbles. Interesting.
The aquilegia is unusual – but very striking, and the close up of your allium is excellent.
Thank you for your entertaining post. 😁 It made me smile.
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You are very welcome!
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Thank you for a lovely giggle or guffaw..subliminal seduction was all the rage when I was in college…do you think the Prop is involved?
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Almost certainly 😊
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All beautiful and beautifully photographed. I love how everyone comments on the specific type of plant – so much knowledge.
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It is wonderful, isn’t it?! I am not one that normally joins with memes and the like, but I am so pleased that I took the plunge with this one. Great people, all generous with their knowledge. Have a lovely week x
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I hope your columbine plot works. How will you know if the seeds come true? Is this plan years in the making? That blue is out of this world.
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Well perhaps a couple of years, I may run out of steam. Love blue, this one is irridescent. I may have spelt that wrong but too lazy this morning to look it up. Happy Sunday to you!
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It came up in my image search so close enough (spelling).
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that’s a gorgeous aquilegia!
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I do look forward to your posts. Another one that brought a huge grin on my face. And that lithodora – what a blue! Still I have plenty of blues with the FMNs though most have been pulled up now. I am impressed that some of my last year’s alliums have returned, with the wet winter I was convinced they would rot, but I have one Purple Sensation open and others to follow. A nice filler after the tulips fade. ‘Egg’ is gorgeous!
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Thank you. Yes, I think I will get some more alliums for next year.
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Love your blog 💕
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Thank you 🙂
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My pleasure, followed you 💕
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Really lovely photos, especially those of the Lithodora and the raindrops……and then I read your SoS again, and decided they’re ALL equally stunning. Love the colour of the Aquilegia and its story.
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Thank you. There are many that don’t make the grade!
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That’s a familiar scenario for me too!
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