Six on Saturday – Alignment

Bank holiday weekend, heat wave; these planets rarely align. However, it appears that we are going to be treated to just such an unusual event. It might get messy. Of course this only applies to a small portion of our world, which is all I can accurately report upon. Which in turn is a shortcoming on my part. To get a more rounded view of our fine planet, pop over to our main man, Jim at Garden Ruminations, and much more will be revealed. Shall we get on?

The first rose in our garden to flower is always Rosa ‘Grace’. Such a elegant bloom. I rescued this from The Prof’s garden not long after I started working for him. It was languishing in a pot and I threatened him with the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Roses if he didn’t let me rescue it. The rest is history.

We grow a large planter of comfrey to harvest for the devil/angel that is comfrey tea. This is the first time it has flowered and I have been enjoying the fabulous blooms, it seems I am not alone.

Podopyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’ is generally grown for its cartoon-like mottled leaves. If you take a little peek beneath its skirts, the deepest maroon flowers also will impress. This is perhaps a little risque, maybe I will be censored.

Is it just me, or is Geranium ‘Splish Splash’ very variable? This particular plant is mainly white flowered, with just a few “splashed”. I’ve tried before and the same has happened. Not sure I will bother again.

It is Iris sibirica time, this one is probably ‘Papillon’ but when I looked for the label it had gone the way of all things. You will have to take my educated guess for truth or perhaps half-truth. Who cares? It is lovely.

Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’, alive, flowering, my heart is full.

That is me done, another SoS complete. Have a good week. Do the right thing when you can. It’s not always easy. It is always a battle.