I was wondering if I could write a Six on Saturday without mentioning the weather. I was wondering if in years to come it wouldn’t be a topic of conversation. I was wondering if this would become the norm. I was wondering if we would all just accept it as “the way it has to be”. I was wondering if I could ever master this “living in the moment” malarkey. I’m giving it a go. If you fancy any further philosophical reflections please pop over to Jim at Garden Ruminations and enlightenment will be yours. Shall we proceed?
Linaria purpurea can always be relied upon. Sometimes you wish they would temper their enthusiasm.
Peggy is having a new flush of flowers. You can’t keep a good gal down.
Horrah for the marigold guardians of the tomatoes. A fine symbiotic relationship; they ward off the whitefly and in the process get watered and fed when their companions do.
Tibouchina urvilleana struggles on, I really need to be more attentive.
A rather pathetic performance by Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Torch’, which make it sound like it is the plants fault when it quite obviously isn’t.
I cannot complete with the photographical prowess of our mentor, but I possibly could win in an arm wrestle of joy when I spotted this hummingbird hawk on Salvia ‘Neon’. Of course it is another reflection of our changing climate, but a rather beautiful and mesmeric one.
Yesterday we waited for the promised rain and not one drop arrived. Black clouds tantalised but saved their bounty for others. I hope they were deserving souls.
Off The Edge Gardening 
We actually had what sounded like hail for a few minutes yesterday! Either that or big fat drops of rain.
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Our obsession with the weather goes hand in hand with being a gardener, I think. I know I could never avoid talking about the weather in a six as it allows me to look back on previous years and compare conditions in the garden.
Sorry you didn’t get rain, fingers crossed you get some soon. The hawk moth picture is fabulous!
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Everything crossed you get some rain soon. Well done on the Hawkmoth photo. Peggy is a beauty.
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We had a dusting of rain, barely touching the ground. On we go. Respect to you for catching a photo of the hummingbird moth. I’m still in pursuit! And congratulations on rustling up some flowers. Tibouchina looks gorgeous. I’m about to go hunt for my six. I’m not optimistic.
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Six colourful beauties. I usually grow Linaria ‘Sweeties’ and they often come back for a second year, but I neglected to sow any annuals this year, bar the mixed Chiltern packet which got dumped on a bare patch of soil in May. Well done with the moth, they are not easy things to capture.
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I always envy your tibouchina as I have killed several. Good for Peggy, she is a pretty colour. These humming bird hawk moths have been a welcome sight. There are always loads here in France but I have never seen so many in the UK before. It is weird to see south west France looking greener than Suffolk in August. But they have had thunder storms here. They think everything is dry but for real Sahara conditions you need to see our British landscape. And we talk about it a lot because it is something we have never experienced before. I am old enough to remember 1976 but this is a different kettle of fish. Maybe next year it will seem more normal and we will shrug our shoulders and be nonchalant about it.
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I too remember 1976 and as you say this year is much worst, it was the high night temperatures that affected me, and finally we have a hosepipe in Somerset, the garden is looking very sad. Enjoy your greener stay in France.
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The Tibouchina is a truly interesting plant. I love that velvety foliage, and the flowers are very pretty. Bravo, because it’s not easy to grow. I killed one.
Well done on that last photo of the hummingbird hawk moth!
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You have a wonderful way with plants, and what a gorgeous Tibouchina. Maybe you will have some rain, we need days of it…. I am getting quite strong carrying my heavy watering can, now the hose pipe ban has finally reached Somerset. Must remember to alternate arms.
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Oh yes, be careful, i had watering can elbow once, very painful 😒
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Well done on the hawk moth. I saw a giant swallowtail today which is a first for me.
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Oh my, I’d love to see a swallowtail!
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The wallpaper picture on my iPad is of Sue standing beside a Tibouchina, a feel good plant if there ever was one. Is there a more sumptuous colour in nature? No wonder royalty appropriated it.
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I agree, I believe there are white and pink varieties. Why bother!!!!
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So, aapart from the gorgeous mix of oranges/reds of the marigolds, your featured image caught me eye. Sort of tomato with a personality. 😜
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Another delightful Six. I am impressed that tibouchina grows there. Even here, it dislikes the cool winter weather.
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