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Posted on June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

six on Saturday, 3 June 2023

This week's six are blooms at the close and opening of their seasons and one major pruning job. But before I begin, I want to note the hub of our Saturday sharing, Jim Stephens’ site at Garden Ruminations. You'll find a link there for guidelines for joining in and links for posts from gardens around the …

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Posted on May 13, 2023May 12, 2023

six on Saturday, 13 May 2023

At the close of last week's post I said that the my next Six on Saturday would likely be photos of blooms. Well, I was right. That's what I have today: flowers with very little flourish. 1. Here is the first. It is a specific followup on last week's post of Southern Living's trade mark …

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Posted on April 26, 2023April 25, 2023

Wordless Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Posted on December 3, 2022

six on Saturday, 3 December 2022

1. Leading up to this Saturday, climate chaos was the primary thing going on here in Blount County, Alabama. The high temperatures during November have ranged from the 80s to the 40s F. There have been very dry periods and very wet ones; on Tuesday evening 7 inches of rain fell in the area as …

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Posted on October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

six on Saturday, 22 October 2022

There is just not much blooming here at the lake. October is traditionally a dry--maybe the driest--month in Alabama, but this year is exceptional. The last measurable rain was 13 October. Before that we go back to 5 September, for less than half an inch, with 1.54 inches the day before. Autumn colors are more …

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Posted on August 20, 2022August 19, 2022

six on Saturday, 20 August 2022

It is rather difficult writing about what has been going on in the garden these days because I have not been in the garden these days, or in fact, for most of the summer. Rather, I have been in a Star Wars storm trooper-like orthopedic boot. Consequently, things have gone on essentially un-manicured, unmanaged, and …

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Posted on July 16, 2022July 15, 2022

six on Saturday, 16 July 2022

Last week's post focused on trees and was very green. I promised some color for the next post. A promise fulfilled below. 1. Throughout the garden Althea, also called Rose of Sharon or Rose Mallow in the UK, provides white and purple hibiscus flowers in a range of shades. Hibiscus syriacus is a non-native originating …

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Posted on June 25, 2022June 24, 2022

six on Saturday, 25 June 2022

Black-eyed Susans head up this set of six on Saturday entries in part because I especially like them--in fact, rather consider them name sakes. They bloom in mid-June right around my birthday, and I am a Susan. But they also signal a shift in my work routine in the wooded area of the garden. Until …

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Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Wordless Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022

six on Saturday, 7 May 2022

1. I begin this week's six where I began last week's with the Blount County Master Gardeners' plant sale. But instead of announcing the sale, I'm reporting on my purchases: marigolds, wave petunias, hydrangea paniculatas, impatiens, columbines, coleus, Asian lilies, basil, a massive hanging pot begonia, and one very tall Japanese maple that was just …

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