Six on Saturday 18.05.24

Thistles and Kiwis

I’ve been missing from SoS for a month, due to not having anything much to report and the fact that the past two Saturdays I have been off to dance performances. 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.

So my mini bulb order arrived, some muscari that I hope to have more luck with here, some jetfire daffodils and 3 hyacinth bulbs, that I think I will plant out this time rather than try in the glasses.

A few weeks ago I picked up some other miniature daffodils, the label is now lost unfortunately. Anyway, they are already peeping up and I just hope they survive any frosts. We are higher up here than where we were before and are likely to get odd bits of frost – let us see.

I bought a new pineapple sage when we moved here, and it is doing really well and already needs moving on to a bigger pot. The tarragon is coming to the end of its season, but I managed to preserve a few leaves at least.

There is a similar situation with the curry plant. We get a lot of sunshine in this little spot, and have had enough rain to keep things growing.

The beautiful purple hebe is flowering again, a lovely pop of colour at this time.

Inside, since we moved and I cut it back drastically, the peperomia has spring back to life and is looking good. I think it got too much sun and then too much water at the old place.

Anyway, really just popped in to say hello to everyone. Hope you are all well and enjoying your gardens in whatever the season is with you.

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

You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram @thistlesandkiwis. If you want to get in touch, email me on thistlesandkiwis@gmail.com or lofgren@thistlesandkiwis.org

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21 Comments

  2. Beautiful healthy leaf of this peperomia! Mine has yellow spots so I assume it’s chlorosis in progress. Potted indoors of course and watered with rainwater. Too much humidity perhaps?
    Good luck with your new bulbs next spring!

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  6. It’s always exciting take delivery of a bulb order, and with it, the hope of spring loveliness. I hope you miniature daffs can cope with any frost they might encounter.

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  10. Beautiful! I want to expand my herb garden this year, and I’ve dedicated one raised bed to herbs, besides the pots that I am growing them in. I’m thinking about if it would be possible to have some herbs survive the harsh winter here with enough protection? The chive thrive more from year to year, but other than that? I’m going to experiment a little.

    How interesting that you are at higher elevation now. I only live 110m/360ft above sea level at the moment. I grew up living at much higher elevation, and I also lived in the Sierra Nevada’s (CA) at higher elevations for several years. Have you noticed that if you’re baking bread with sourdough, or yeast it rises very quickly when you’re at higher elevation?

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    1. You could always put your herbs in pots and bring them indoors in the winter?

      We are not that much higher up but very noticeable in that it is colder in the mornings. Not much, but noticable.

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