Six on Saturday - 23 November 2024

 I really thought last week might be last posting of SOS from my garden, but I have managed to scrape through for another Six.  The first frosts hit the garden over a couple of days with water frozen on the bird bath, but we had no snow. Today with Storm Bert which is bringing winds and rain, the plants are swaying around.  I am joining in with others oven on Jim's Blog Garden Ruminations.

1. The Frosts hit the garden this week leaving behind collapsed nasturtium leaves and surprisingly the Persicaria Red Dragon.  It had grown quite extensively over the summer as it did not get its regular cut backs.  It had even covered this Golden Euonymus which was grown from cuttings 'purloined' from an overhanging and totally overgrown plant which was obstructing a country path.  I haven't a clue as to the variety.

2. At this time of the year when the flowers are nearly over it is the bigger leaves that catch the eye. Zantedeschia aethiopica from South Africa which I used to call Arum lilies must be in a slightly less frosty part of the back garden.  The leaves add a little drama.

Zantedeschia aethiopica

3. Each year I am in two minds about rooting up this winter flowering Jasmine which is one of the original plants in the garden.  It flowers spasmodically but the little birds love perching in the tangle of branches, and when I catch sight of a beam of sunshine on the frosted flowers, it melts my heart and earns its reprieve,  

Jasminum nudiflorum

4. These Pelargoniums were outside by the front door, and were sneaked into the conservatory just in time to escape the frost.  With such lovely flowers still they can continue to give us a little colour for a few more weeks.

5. Late bloomers and early bloomers appear to collide with each other.  When I cleared the nasturtiums away, this early snowdrop was revealed.  I'm unsure of the variety as its label was not visible, but one of the specials or else a lucky seedling.

First snowdrop of the 2024/2025 Season

6. The Fuchsias have all been hit by the frost, however Aster Monch is holding out for just a little longer. Again this plant could probably do with being better placed as it is a little crowded out and needs a fair bit of space.  Now is not the time to move it, that will best be done in the spring.

We are getting lots of rain this morning, and the light conditions are very poor all brought about by Storm Bert.  Let us hope there will be a little dry weather and sunshine in the coming week.