If the forecast is anything to go by, we should see some lovely crisp days, sunshine and blue skies here. I will get a bit of gardening done in between paint drying. I know, pretty rock and roll, right? I did the same last weekend, getting an hour of concentrated gardening done, cold tootsies being enough to send me back indoors for a snooze. time for Six on Saturday then, Six things in the garden on a Saturday. Could be anything, a flower, a job to do, a pest, wildlife, a statue, anything at all. Join in!
Here are my Six for this week…
1 – Echinops. Looking a but scruffy now, I didn’t quite get to these in my 1 hour of garden frenzy last weekend. This weekend perhaps…


2 – Rhubarb. My biggest clump, thinking about producing stems. Future crumble right there.


3 – Clematis ‘Polish Spirit’. New growth from this clematis which I think I planted about a year ago. It grew quite well and should be vigorous this year, hopefully with plenty of flowers. I’ll prune it back next weekend.

4 – Debris. I worked fast with the seceteurs last weekend, getting quite a lot of clearing done. I now have several piles of the results scattered on the lawn. In theory I’ll cut it all up and put on the compost heap, but in practice my shredder is not working, it’ll probably all go in the green bin.


5 – The Hibiscus Border. Now misnamed because I removed the hibiscus and put it in a pot. It’s a bit of a mess, needs a good clearing away and a bit of weeding.

6 – Lobelia tupa. This was among the plants I cut back on Sunday. At first glance it’s just a bunch of dead stumps but there is new growth at the base. It’ll grow to 6 or 7 feet over the course of the year.


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 splendid. For more details you can read the brief participant’s guide.
Have a great weekend!
I’ll be back next weekend with another #SixOnSaturday.
It’s a good 3 months before we’ll be seeing rhubarb poking its head up in our garden. For my husband, THAT is the sure sign of Spring (and cause for much happiness). My six: https://barefootlilylady.com/2022/01/25/a-blanket-of-snow-in-january/
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The rhubarb is really otherworldly; like some kind of strange fungus. I’ve never beheld one in this stage of growth before. Can relate to your quandry re brush pile, as my lack of chipper means all that good stuff generally ends up in the landscape bin. Here are mine: https://roguegarden.wordpress.com
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I’m impressed with your rhubarb growth. Have they been covered over? No movement above ground with mine yet. Also jealous of your lobelia tupa, as all my outside plants died last winter. You must have better drainage or magic fingers? Enjoy your gardening … and painting! 🙂
Here are my six: https://wp.me/pM8Y1-8wL
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I thought the first photo was a rotting crab apple – something I have plenty of!! Thanks for hosting, as always. My 6 are here: https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-all-systems-go/
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Rhubarb is a bit of a mystery to me..https://theshrubqueen.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-january-fun/
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You have amazing new growth so soon! My garden is still in the deep freeze.
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Lots of debris in my garden too and not a lot of motivation to get out there in the cold! Here’s what’s going on in my garden https://greengirlgardener.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-22nd-january/
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Now I’m ready to read and comment … I’m late…Your rhubarb is so ahead! I still don’t see anything for mine which is covered by dry leaves and compost…Debris everywhere here too (despite the shredder which works for me: I have a large quantity of stems to shred)
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No chance of gardening here, it’s snowing again and frigid. https://pruneplantsow.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/sixonsaturday-january-highlights/
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Its cold here in the South. A few brisk days in a row that have kept the garden work down. Here’s a look at some things popping up. I’ve included a couple of photos of snow in past years just to show my gratitude.
https://mensgardenvestavia.wordpress.com/2022/01/21/five-for-friday-a-cold-january-day/
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Good morning. I see your rhubarb is showing colour too. It’s a shame your shredder is broken, as I have said, it is such a satisfying job reducing all those twigs to a compostable size.
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You’ve sent me back out to look for signs of new growth on may clematis. Am I the only gardener who has no success with Rhubarb?
Here are my common or garden six.
https://thirdageblogger.blogspot.com/2022/01/six-on-saturday-every-gardener-knows.html
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It’s fantastic to see new shoots and buds beginning to appear. I’ve been chasing bumblebees in Hampshire, here’s my six https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-hFL
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Yes, amazing how the clematis sneak up on you with a spurt of new growth. I did some clematis cutting back last weekend but some more to done. Here’s my six https://n20gardener.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-5/
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Howdee! Remember me from last week? 😀 Glad you managed to take my good advice and get some work done last weekend. The rhubarb looks rude or alien or both. Wonderful to see signs of growth. Here are mine https://offtheedgegardening.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-speedy/ Are you sure its not 15th?
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No time to read all the blogs right now (burial…) but here is the link of mine. https://fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-22-01-22/
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Ah, rhubarb! I no longer have any and I love rhubarb. Must try and find room for a new plant. As for clematis, I cut all mine back before Christmas except for Nelly, she just got a trim, but unlike your ‘Polish Spirit’ mine did nothing last year. I am hoping for a better turn-out this!
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Lots of maintenance work going on in your garden, and this side of the globe too! We are slowly moving 2.5 cubic meters of cow manure into the garden from a pile dumped in the driveway… That job will take us the whole weekend to do!
Here is my Six for the week: https://hairbellsandmaples.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-w4-2022-insects-abound/
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I cut several of my Clematis back a couple of weeks ago as they were putting on so much new growth too high up. Seemed a good idea at the time but it’s been rather cold since 🤞
Pictures rather than words from me today. https://thequiltinggardener.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-22-01-22/
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Morning all. Very chilly here in Somerset, but there’s lots of promise in the garden. I’m envious of everyone’s rhubarb – I must try to find a spot for one. This week I’ve been identifying which witch hazel we have, and enjoying some cheerful wallflowers, while my other half did the hard work of pruning an apple tree…
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I didn’t get an email about your post this morning, thought you’d had a senior moment. I’m going to take my cue from you for ‘Polish Spirit’ pruning, mine is also growing fast. My allotment rhubarb was further on than yours, was being the operative word; I don’t really want to go up there to see it. Here are mine: https://wp.me/p6bCCa-39D
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Morning! It’s crisp and sunny here in Leicester this morning although I’ve cheated today and my six are from my volunteering stint at Launde Abbey a couple of days ago! Enjoy the garden this weekend! Louise
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Apologies for the delay of posting this link. I did not see that yours had posted. Again, mine are about a single species. It is a very interesting species though.
Your rhubarb is very interesting also. I grow the same rhubarb that I got from my great grandfather before I was in kindergarten. It had always been such a rare vegetable here though. Very few people here were familiar with it. A few more were familiar with it in pie, without any idea of what it is or how it grows. Although still uncommon, it suddenly became a bit more popular just a few years ago. I believe that it is more popular in other regions. Nonetheless, it still gets my attention when I see in other gardens, as if it is something that is still rare.
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I think its looking for the signs of things to come that excite gardeners the most this time of the year. Yikes your Lobelia tupa will grow taller than me in just one season!!! Here are my six: https://noellemace.blogspot.com/2022/01/six-on-saturday-22-january-2022.html
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Love the Rhubarb picture. It took me a while to work out what it was!
Here’s my Six:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60074407
Happy gardening!
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Wrong link! That’s a BBC article I was telling Fred about!
Here’s the right one:
https://kindheartsandcorydalis.co.uk/six-on-saturday-22nd-january/
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I must check whether my rhubarb has come up. Hmm – that sounds a bit a Carry on gardening. Well done on the clearing work https://onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-22-january-2022/
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I am hoping to get out in the garden this holiday weekend (Wellington Anniversary Holiday on Monday), but the forecast might be against me. Anyway, here are my lazy summer six https://thistlesandkiwis.org/2022/01/22/six-on-saturday-22-01-22/
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