Six on Saturday 07.10.23

Thistles and Kiwis

There has been wind, there has been rain and there has even been sun. Spring here is very changeable to say the least but the past few weeks have been a rollercoaster of the good, the bad and the ridiculous. Anyway, thanks to Jim at Garden Ruminations, for hosting Six on Saturday, whose knowledge of all things plants and gardening makes him an ideal host and move on to what can be see at the moment outside.

The few plants I have seem to be thriving in their new home, no doubt helped by it being spring. On the balcony, the purple sage is doing extremely well, and looks so pretty as well as being useful.

With moving and all the issues at the old place before we moved, I didn’t do a proper cut back of the pineapple sage, but it is flowering again so all seems well at least in its new home also on the balcony.

Both thyme plants are also doing really well, which is good as I use it quite a bit in the kitchen, which is why it is on the balcony and easy to access.

In the yard at the back of the house, I finally found my clippers and got around to removing the dead heads off the hydrangea. I’ll be interested to see what colours the flowers are.

Both of the lavenders are flowering, but both also look as if they need a bit of love and care. Still, they also seem to have made the move well.

Finally, I also have a good supply of mint and both rosemary plants are doing fine. So – not a lot going on really. The tulips I brought across have failed to flower, the muscari also failed (again), but I did have a good display of crocus and daffodils earlier in the season. I really need to decide what I want to grow – maybe a tomato plant on our sunny balcony?

The featured image is one of the very pretty Chinese lantern flowers opposite the house.

As usual, I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s beautiful gardens in other parts of the world. Hope you are all well and enjoying your gardens in whatever the season is with you. I probably won’t be here next Saturday, bur promise to report when we get a bit more settles.

Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.

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24 Comments

  1. The lantern flowers are stunning, and I love the new foliage on the hydrangea. It must be difficult learning what works in a new garden, you’ll get there in the end but it’s a very steep learning curve!

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  2. This flower of abutilon is really very pretty. I have had orange-red varieties and this year I have pink. What do you do with rosemary? Other than drying it to add it to meals , I don’t have much of an idea.

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  12. What happy looking herbs! Most of ours are getting tucked in for the winter, with several jars of cuttings inside to be planted out in the spring. That purple sage is very pretty, haven’t seen it before but will be on the lookout now. I love abutilon — haven’t had any luck finding it in nurseries lately, but one of these days.

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