Another challenging SoS photography session. These days it seems to be windy all the time, the only difference is variation in speed, from impossible to bearable. I’ve done my best, which will have to suffice. As I have said before, any complaints are to be sent directly to my agent: Mr Bin, Recycling Row, Rubbish Town. If you would like to know more about Six on Saturday, or perhaps even participate, pop over to Garden Ruminations and all should be revealed. Either that or you will be more confused than ever. Both options are acceptable. Shall we shake a leg?
Last year Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Torch’ reached 2m tall in our garden. I duly collected seed from this mammoth, sure to pass it’s gargantuan genes onto its offspring. Which is why I planted this seedling toward the back of the border. Far be it for me to judge, but it could have tried a little bit harder.
Rosa ‘Peace’ is having another go. If only it were that simple.
Our Jacaranda mimosifolia struggled through last winter. Nothing will be gained from finger pointing or blame. Although in a court of law it would be tricky to defend my deficiencies. It was touch and go for a while. I wondered if this was the end. But no. Shooting from the base, after the most cruel dramatic pause, all seems well. Until the next time.
Hedychium ‘Tara Seedling’ has settled in nicely. There have been six blooms so far this year. The indomitable Tony Schilling told me two things about this fabulous plant, 1. Don’t move them until they come into growth in spring or they will sulk, 2) Don’t worry about hardiness, I found it in the Himalayas!
Begonia ‘Claret Jug’ has proved to be both resilient and prodigious. Perhaps a little too prodigious.
Salvia ‘Neon’ is another stalwart in the garden and another flower I find tricky to photograph. You will have to take my word for it: vibrant, intense, illuminating. Maybe you had to be there.
‘Til next time.
Off The Edge Gardening 
I seem to have slept through the latest storm that sat above us around 4am this morning. I do vaguely recall hearing rain and the garden is sopping once more. Like yesterday’s washing that I hung before heading out! Pesky rain clouds but at least I don’t have to water the garden!
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It looks very ominous outside at the moment. I smiled about the washing, that has happened to me too! Glad you can see the bright side. Enjoy your weekend x
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Salvia ‘Neon’ vibrant – ‘Tara’ is still so charming! Concerning the jacaranda, I suppose it is in a pot? I had one in the past almost 2m high, and later planted in the ground but the first winter saw it die despite the best fleeces. I have 2 in pots right now in the greenhouse but I will have to find a solution for them….This winter will still be correct
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Yes, in a pot. It was in the greenhouse last winter (which as you know was quite mild). Not sure what I did wrong – took much, too little water?
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No watering for mine in the greenhouse. Only humidity and ventilation because it was quite susceptible to powdery mildew. Some leaves turned brown and fell off but it started again in the spring.
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Ok, thanks Fred.
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I love the Jacaranda mimosifolia photo – very pretty. I swear my phone/camera has a built in wind generator – as soon I point the thing at a plant a great big gust kicks in, blowing the plants around, even on a seemingly still day.
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Ha! I think I’ve got the same model 😂
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The salvia is very aptly named! And I love the foliage of the jacaranda, I hope you manage to keep it going with Fred’s very knowledgeable advice.
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Thanks, one of the best things about SoS is learning from one another. Fingers crossed!
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I just love the young growth on your Jacaranda mimosifolia. I had to look it up and realised it was the great big trees that used to have blue flowers after the winter where I grew up. It is certainly worth growing for this young foliage alone with the contrast of the green leaves against the red ribs.
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I don’t think it will ever get to flowering size, not unless we move to somewhere much warmer and then I doubt I will be able to take it with me. But, as you say, the foliage is enough. x
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Summer is ending with a bang today! There will be no gardening done here. Love the salvias, I am tempted to get another one, but I have a poor track record.
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This salvia is a tough old boot, definitely worth a try. The wind has dropped now and the sun is out. Tomorrow, however, is another day!
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I think my problem is that I used to cram too many plants into a border and not give them room to get established. Still guilty!
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Here I am, longing for more rain! But the week’s sunshine was also lovely. Begonia Claret Jug is my favourite. Your garden is looking wonderful.
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Perhaps rain for you tomorrow? We’ve not had much in the last couple of days even though we’ve got a yellow warning in place. Thank you, but I have a magic camera that helps 😁
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Rain has arrived !
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Horrah!!!!!
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Hello! I follow your blog, also Six on Saturday – your Tony Schilling comment took me back about 100 years ( actually the 70’s ) when I worked at Kew in a very humble position as one of the first Plant Records Assistants. They were in process of computerising the Gardens records and each Plant Records person had a massive card index to keep up with every move ( or death!) of every individual plant recorded from sheets the gardeners had to complete in the various glasshouses.etc. My dept. was the Tropical & also involved many hours stocktaking the huge orchid collections. Anyway Tony Schilling was a name I often heard/came across.- probably knew him by sight as various people were always in & out of the potting shed where I & my card index had our ‘office’ (!!!) Turns out also ( from her ) that you are Facebook friends with Pollie ( Of Pollies Daylilies) who I’ve been regularly buying from for years. Funny the unknown links people have – anyway, thanks for your blog, I always enjoy your posts as well as the SoS’s Best wishes Sue
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What an honour to be involved in that project and it must have been fantastic to work at Kew. Pollie is fabulous, so hard to resist her amazing daylilies. I’m sure we have other common friends, it’s a small world! Thanks for your kind words, they are much appreciated. X
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Oh, that Hedychium has beautiful coloring. The salvia, too. Your late summer garden looks great. Also ugh, wind is annoying.
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Thank you. I find the wind exhausting, everything is twice as hard to do. I should really be used to it now, but I do think it’s getting worse. Hope you are enjoying Spring!
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That’s a sweet little Tithonia – I recall my mother always saying “The best things come in small packages”. She was small and it made her feel good, so I’ll have to side with the Tithonia. The Hedychium is fabulous, you must be pleased with it. We’ve had a lovely calm & sunny week, but today, the wind is howling around us again. Yes, getting photos of delicate flowers in windy conditions is challenginging, but you succeeded.
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Is the Begonia a grandis variety? Pretty!
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Yes it is, you get a gold star on my spreadsheet of SoS friends.
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Another beautiful selection of six. The colour of the salvia looks very vibrant to me and you’ve done well if it was windy as salvias tend to move around. Rosa ‘Peace’ was a favourite of my parents, they had one in their garden for years. Do you know it has a fascinating history and another name? Wikipedia documents it well.
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I looked it up, thanks TT!
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The Peace rose is one of my favourites from my childhood. I still remember the smell and the delicate colour.
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Such a beauty, do roses struggle there?
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Wow, how could I not remember that you grow ‘Peace’ rose and jacaranda?! ‘Peace’ is one of those old fashioned hybrid tea roses that not many of us grow anymore. It was my mother’s favorite in the 1970s. I grew eight or at least seven of them for a while. Jacaranda is something that I do not expect to see there. I grow a few here that will eventually go out into the landscapes, but because their tips get damaged by damp and cool winter weather, they are more foliar than floral. They bloom somewhat nicely, and every several years, they can bloom spectacularly. They are much larger and much more spectacular in coastal Southern California.
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I’m pushing my luck trying to grow jacaranda, but still I will try. Peace is very popular, for good reason, glad it brings happy memories to you.
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The funny thing is that I never was fond of it. I only grew it for my mother.
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Not white!
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Well, . . . I can grow white flowers, and can actually enjoy some flowers that are not at their best in white, but I was never impressed with the ‘Peace’ rose. It seems to have difficulty deciding what color to bloom. Is it yellow, or is it . . . pink, or is it something in between? I did want to grow ‘John F. Kennedy’ for its awesome whiteness, but my mother did not want it.
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