I have the week off this week. I imagine there’ll be a certain amount of gardening done, I have big plans for the veg plot, but I fear there will also be a good deal of decorating. Sigh.
Time for Six on Saturday. Six things, in the garden, on a Saturday. Could be anything, you decide. Join in!
Here are my Six…
1 – Aster ‘September Ruby’. Well, I guess Ruby here didn’t get the memo, she’s flowering in October. This is a new aster that I bought recently. In time it should get to 4 feet or so but for now it is about 18″. The camera hasn’t done the colour justice, it’s a deeper shade than this, a more purpley red colour than this pinky purple.
2 – Rudbekia ‘Goldsturm’, ex flowers. The tidier and the bulb planter in me are fighting a battle with the live and let live part of me. I’d love to tidy up, but I quite like how the seed heads look. Nice problem to have.
3 – Eurybia divaricata. seed heads. The flowers are nice too, but I like the fluffy seed heads. The tiny seeds, many to an ex-flower, are each at the tip of a shuttlecock of wings that should carry them far and wide. Preferably not in my garden, I’ve enough going on already.
4 – Amalanchier ‘Robin Hill’. The leaves are on the turn.
5 – Ivy flowers. Just a few days back these were absolutely covered in bees enjoying last orders at the nectar pub. Today? Not one in sight. Oh well.
6 – Penstemon ‘King George’. Once again the camera on my phone has failed to get the red tone right, these are almost scarlet red in real life, looking rather pinkish here. I wasn’t expecting to see any penstemon flowers at this time of year so I’m happy to see them, red, pink or whatever.
Those are my Six, what are yours? If you’d like to have a go, just publish your post and pop a link to it in the comments below. If you also mention my blog in yours that would be spiffing. For more details you can read the participant guide which is pinned to the top of my blog site.
I hope you have a productive gardening weekend, don’t forget to pop back later as more links get added during the day.
Stay safe, I’ll be back next weekend for another #SixOnSaturday.
Amalanchier āRobin Hillā captured my eye first
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I have trouble getting colours to come true with my iPhone it’s very annoying, what make is yours?
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I find my funny little old-fashioned 5SE i-phone is pretty good with colour.
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I agree about the phone camera pictures not being true to life, so I have reverted to my Nikon DSLR which is less convenient but produces better pictures.
Here are my Six https://davidsgardendiary.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-14/
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I have found blues/burgundies/cerise difficult with a Nikon
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Your Amalanchier is eye catching! I still have Penstemons in flower but I have opted out this weekend and featured six from elsewhere. https://cornwallincolours.blog/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-late-october/
Good luck with the decorating! I will be getting in a man (or woman) who can!
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Like others, I like the Amelanchier, a plant Iām entirely unfamiliar with but have often admired on UK blogs. I have trouble photographing red flowers. The camera ( or is it me?) never seems to capture the colour.
We recently painted the outside of our house, fortunately single storey, and it was an exhausting job, but we saved a great deal of money.
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The bees may have got the message that pubs are closed in many parts of this land (not that I’m a pub goer but they’re shut in my area). Here are six from my allotment this morning
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Love to see the variable leaf colouring, assuming your phone got those colours right! Thanks for hosting; my six are at https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-the-good-the-bad-and-the-downright-ugly/
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Wow that Amalanchier leaf is an amazing colour.
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Lovely selection this week, I also have Penstemon ‘King George’ I bought it from Plant Shack at a garden event. It’s lovely, but doesn’t look like that for me because I’ve got it in a bed that’s too shady. Interesting about Goldsturm, we are supposed to leave the seed heads on. I find it self seeds and sends out runners in my garden, so have to try and contain it a bit. I was a bit chicken this morning about going out, but am very pleased to pay more attention to house plants: http://kasmaty.blogspot.com/2020/10/sixonsaturday-mostly-indoors.html
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My favorite this week is the “Robin Hill.” I like when the plants do their Fall thing! Here is my post for today! https://thecadyluckleedy.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-kjerringoy-norway/
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Oh I wish I could grow Black Eyed Susan, they mildew here, suffer and die.. Sorry you have to paint. I wish I would but I would rather not. There is one red plant in my garden I cannot get a picture of, I am sure it is a thing. I have not seen an Amelanchier in years – thanks, that fall color is outstanding…here is my totally different post https://theshrubqueen.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-roselles-and-nematodes/
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I’d love to see the pink/purple and red/scarlet in person—like you, I like Bright! Clashing! Colors! My garden is looking positively tasteful this week, as the brighter flowers die back (except for the marigolds, thank you marigolds). https://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-frosty-morning/
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A lot seem to be of season…The wild goldenrod here usually blooms in August ..to let us know fall is in the air. This year it is still blooming now.
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Really struggling with wordpress this week! Hope this one ‘takes’…..
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Yes, it took!
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I have left my black-eyed Susan too, for now. I hear from others the birds love them, but so far, no birds have cared about mine. I like to tidy up the garden in fall too. English ivy is a “noxious weed” in Oregon, and illegal to sell, transport into state, or propagate. It’s a huge problem in the forests, especially in the Portland area. My own, which was here when I moved in, is pretty intolerable, and I hope when the neighbor replaces some of the joint fence he’s able to get the main trunk out. I might be able to keep it controlled then.
https://lisasgardenadventureinoregon.blogspot.com/2020/10/six-on-saturday-october-24-2020.html
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Enjoy your week off…I’m just ending a two week ‘staycation’ and was able to complete quite a few outdoor projects. I’ve seed small birds flitting about Rudbeckia seedheads before so mine will stay on all winter.
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Good luck with the decorating. I’ve some to do here too though I don’t expect starting till the Spring. Penstemon King George looks ace even if the colours not what real life see it as.
Here my Six on Saturday https://gardeningmyway.home.blog/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24th-oct-2020/
Happy decorating š
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It’s late here, past my bedtime. Here are my six: http://janesmudgeegarden.com/it-rained-today-sos-october-24-2020/
I’ll be back tomorrow to read about other gardens.
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It’s very annoying about the phone cameras turning our plush purples into pinks, isn’t it? Same happened with my pics of Geranium Hexham Velvet, although on a rainier day and with a close up I captured more on the purple tones than in today’s sunshine, as you can see on my (first ever) Six on Saturday: https://thenostalgicgardener.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-oct-2020/
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Totally with you on the difficulty of capturing those pinky reds on the phone camera. We can but try. And after reading OM&HT’s comments I am now humming Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, shame I don’t know any more of the words. I think my rudbekia will be tidied away next week – weather permitting. Having just completed a long round of decorating (and I’m not the decorator) I send you much positive energy for the forthcoming week š Here’s my link https://wp.me/p97pee-EU
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The Amalanchier leaf has stunning colours. I’m sure the one in my garden is nothing like as interesting. I’ll check it out later. I’m with you on the urge to tidy up, but I know I only got through the winter months of six on Saturday with a few artistic photos of seed heads, so they need to stay.
Good luck with the decorating. I’ve been busy with the emulsion too.
https://www.hortusbaileyana.co.uk/2020/10/holly-berries-and-squirrels.html
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Nice blog
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Good to see that seed heads in your garden. I also have to fight the urge to tidy – quite often the urge wins. My six are all about our Saxifraga fortunei collection which is now mostly in flower: https://wp.me/p5rtxM-8V
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I have good eelworm/bad eelworm for you today, and flowers. That sort of pink upsets my DSLR somewhat too but at least I can get the unprocessed version of the image and tweak it as I see fit. It doesn’t help that light levels this time of year are low and bluish. The only autumn colour I have is my blueberries on the allotment, which are fabulous. Your Amelanchier looks like a good’n. Here’s my six: https://wp.me/p6bCCa-2z6
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Aster looks good. I do the tidying in spring. Seem like a very busy week for you. Have a good week off.
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Morning! That’s a nice autumnal #Six! I have to admit that I’m.being less accommodating of rudbeckia seed heads in my garden, mainly in the hope that my fairly scraggly plants can be persuaded to keep flowering doe a bit longer! And I’ve had the opposite issue with my penstemon – no flowers at all this year. But, as you can see from my #Six, the fuchsias have more than made up for it!!
Happy decorating and gardening this week!
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Morning all.
I love the patterning on the amelanchier leaf. It’s reminded me to go and have a look at mine. Lovely aster too.
This week I’m featuring two autumn-flowering rock garden plants, a fabulous Crimson Glory Vine and a dahlia so bright you’ll need shades
https://www.teabreakgardener.co.uk/more-autumn-treasures/
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Sounds fab
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That Amelanchier catches my eye!
Good Morning to you and to all who are posting here. I hope you are all well this morning, all safe and sound and in the best of health. The pandemic is leading to frightening figures of infection here in Ireland and we are under the most stringent restrictions for the next six weeks so the garden may once again be our only refuge.
We didn’t do a lot in the garden this week as the weather was not so good but did manage to do a few dashes around to take the photographs for the end-of-week post.
Best wishes to all. Paddy, Waterford, Ireland.
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Not much good news around at the moment. Stay safe!
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Yes stay safe. All the best and at least you can enjoy your garden.
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It will become more and more of a challenge to find things to photograph. We have had torrential rain yesterday and overnight; most leaves are down and the garden is looking bare. We are clearing up on any fine day that comes along.
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I love all the seedheads but I know what you mean about having everything tidy. It’s a fine line. Here’s mine: https://pruebatten.com/2020/10/24/sos-241020/
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Yes, I’ll eventually get fed up with it and cut everything back.
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I always have trouble with the pinks, always disappointed with the photos, perhaps it is a “thing” with some cameras. I can imagine their beauty, they look pretty good as they are. Is the amelanchier one of your new trees? Beautiful. Enjoy your week off, hope you get some time in the garden. Here are my six https://offtheedgegardening.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-3/
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It is a thing. The image processing software can’t cope. Some proper digital SLRs do a much better job.
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Lucky you having a week off work, and try and sneak in as much gardening time as possible! I love the colouring of the Amalanchier leaf! The pink colour really highlights the other colours in the leaf! The colour is very similar to that of the Aster! Lovely Penstemon.
Here is the link to my SoS for this week: https://hairbellsandmaples.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-w43-2020-adding-more-summer-colour/
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I shall!
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Morning. Love your coloured Amelanchier leaf. Mine didn’t really colour up (again) and all the leaves fell weeks ago. At first glance I thought the Eurybia seed head was a Clematis. Good luck with your to-do list, brave making it public!
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Thank you. I don’t always get it all done, but it helps me organise my time.
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Hello from Christchurch! https://basia329.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-10-20/
City break for us, Labour Day holiday weekend.
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Nice, enjoy!
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Pretty reds this amelanchier leaf and these penstemons. Here is the link to my Six for this weekend. https://fredgardenerblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-10-20/
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Morning Fred! Hope you are all safe and well.
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until now : yes… I hope you and your family too ( especially the students at Uni…)
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All fine thanks. Both the students had covid, not too ill, both fine and out and about now.
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Like mine, then … student parties have been the reason here… now over.
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Love these, Jon, and I happily share some that are similar: https://gardensatcoppertop.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-october-24/
I’ll be back to visit all the gardens after a good sleep here,
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Night night!
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Aster āSeptember Rubyā is a breath of fresh air – so different and must look great in the garden at this time of year. Iām a bit like you with seed heads, I want to remove them but love to see them when theyāve been frosted. Lovely colour on your Amelanchier – mine is now completely bare.
Have a good week off – even if you are decorating Iām sure youāll manage to slip away for a little break in the garden.
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I may well do! Between coats of paint, perhaps.
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It’s better than bad, it’s good!
You’ll see what I mean.
I should not say so, but the black eyed Susan ex flowers look like some in our neighborhood looked after getting scorched by the Fire.
English ivy is not a favorite around here nowadays. It never was, but is even more disdainful now that vegetation management has suddenly become more of a priority. Some of it has climbed more than a hundred feet into redwoods. I suspect that some has gone up two hundred feed or so. We cut it at the base, but can not remove it. It will be combustible for many years.
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Same here in my state of Australia, Tony. Ivy is listed as a noxious weed and everyone is urged, on pain of fines, to grub it from gardens. When we got rid of the ivy at the farm (it was pulling down a beautiful nearly 200 year old sandstone wall), we had to use a chain saw to get at it.
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But the flowers are such a good source of nectar in the autumn months! And there is such a thing as an Ivy Mining bee
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So far, we do not get fined. Fines would not be practical or fair, since English ivy is so sneaky about moving in. I noticed that English ivy that climbed high into a neighbor’s redwood tree had burned and defoliated in the fire! If no one cuts it at the base, I will, before it refoliates. It is not so unsightly if dead without foliage and outreaching stems.
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Ivy can be a pest alright.
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YES! It is unfortunate that such a potentially useful plant can be such a major problem.
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I love the Rudbekia ‘Goldsturm’ seed heads. Any kind of black flower (even in the end stages) tickles my fancy. I guess it is just such a non-normal flower color that I find so beautiful. Thank you for the wonderful share!
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Morning! Thanks.
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Sorry https://grannysgarden229242407.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-10-2020/
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Can gardening be passed off as outside decorating? Ruby looks great (although I’ve now got that Kaiser Chiefs song in my head) and the seed heads of the rudbekia are very striking. I struggle to capture reds and purples on my phone. Enjoy your week off https://onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-october-2020/
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My son’s very lovely girlfriend is called Ruby. Known in my head as RubyRubyRubyRuby, waahhahahahahaaah.
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Good morning. The forecast isn’t too promising today but let’s hope we can get some gardening done. You may be glad to be inside decorating if the expected gales materialise……or maybe not. Anyway have a good weekend.
https://grannysgarden229242407/worddpress.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-24-10-2020/
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Yes, maybe I will! To be honest the first room wasnt too bad, broken down into lots of little tasks.
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The link doesn’t like me Granny!
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Try the second comment where I corrected it. šš¤
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There must be a phone solution for failure to do justice to red flowers. I’ve given up mostly. That said, a penstemon or two are a sight to behold at this late stage of the year. I hope you get lots of gardening on your week off, Jon.
I’m on grass this week š¤, looking through what inspires me, featuring several grasses whose names I forget entirely.
https://growwriterepeat.com/2020/10/24/six-on-saturday-17/
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Enjoy your week off. I’m on half term now and have lots of ideas of garden jobs I want to get done. Reality is I won’t get half of them done. The amalanchier is looking stunning.
This week’s six featuring some very late dahlias and an autumn wreath.
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I shall be sneaking out between coats of paint. Sigh.
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