Six on Saturday – Slacker

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Lately I’ve been remiss in the Six on Saturday department, possibly in other areas too. Both body and spirit have been weak. Today, before the arrival of the man to check the roof, I nipped out to take a few gloomy photos, as a way of passing a few minutes productively. It transpires that the elusive roofer had double-booked and was a no-show, he owes me an hour of his life which I will be sure to claim at some point in the future.

If I was to describe our garden in one word it would be “mush”. There are no wonderous frost-kissed leaves or hoary stems here, winter wonderland it is not. As it is tricky to aesthetically represent soggy foliage, I have brought to you a meagre alternative, dodging the squodge. If you would like to find out about Six on Saturday and the web of mystery and intrigue it entails, then pop over to Jim’s at Garden Ruminations and all will be revealed. Shall we get on, it’s nearly Christmas.

Every year our Pyrus ‘Chanticleer’ defiantly holds onto its leaves, long past most of its peers. I was convinced that Darragh would manage to persuade it otherwise. Nope.

The Salvia fulgens is still flowering in the confines of the greenhouse, peaking out from the horticultural fleece. The sight of this bloom pressed to the glass made me smile, reminding me of, as a mischievous child, pressing my nose against a window.

Earlier in the year I planted a bulb/corm/rhizome of Jerusalem artichoke, curious if it would grow and prosper. Aware of the reputation of thuggery, I put it in a pot and left it to its own devises. A little pixie cut the stems when I wasn’t looking. Not a problem. Battles must be chosen. Last week I rootled round and harvested a fine handful which I mashed with spuds. Lots left in there. I’m happy with that.

The general flurping of foliage has revealed the seed heads of Lunaria annua ‘Corfu Blue’. Every cloud.

My SoS sister, Noelle, sent me these cyclamen seedlings earlier in the year. No complaints here. Perhaps it is time to divide them up into types, I will wait ’til spring.

The last stalwart is the fabulous Salvia leucantha, refusing to rest, like a small child on Christmas Eve. Time to sleep now!

There we have it, job done. It wasn’t too painful, was it? I could quite get into this Six on Saturday malarky.

14 thoughts on “Six on Saturday – Slacker”

  3. Fred’s ‘intestinal aches’ is the polite way of putting it.They are tasty but our guts can’t digest inulin, which leads to socially disastrous results.. In all ignorance I once served Jerusalem artichoke soup at a dinner party. It ended up with people red in the face, fidgeting and leaving early . And they took over the raspberry bed and the asparagus bed too. ( the artichokes, not the guests.) Good thing yours are in a pot.

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  7. Someone offered free Jerusalem artichoke online just recently. I want to grow some, but have not developed the garden space for them yet. I should have gotten a few and canned them for later. I know that I can grow them from seed, but that is not the point. I prefer to recycle and get such perennials with a bit of history behind them. Salvia leucantha is a winter bloomer in some climates here. Mine is blooming now, but in this particular climate, it can get frosted while blooming. I still want to get Cyclamen hederifolium from a neighbor.

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  8. Jerusalem artichokes are very pretty too with their lovely towering yellow flowers. I have the room for them but haven’t grown any yet. 🌼 Merry Christmas 🎅

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