Close call! It’s 11pm on Friday and just as I was about to head to bed I remembered I have yet to write this week’s post. Eek!
Best get on with it then…
1. Clematis recta purpurea. A funny plant, a herbaceous perennial clematis. It seems to have established well, I think this its 3rd year in the ground. I grew it from seed, so that’s gratifying. It has numerous stems emerging so I think it has bulked up nicely.
2. Tulips! I need to move these tubs up to the patio, some of them will soon be flowering.
3. Malus ‘Rudolph’. Looks like I will have plenty of blossom. Hopefully it doesn’t get hammered by the cold overnight.
4. Pot watch. These daffs are coming on nicely, some flowers buds are now forming so it won’t be long.
5. Hydrangea ‘Annabel’. I was a bit worried a few weeks ago as I couldn’t really see any new growth on this shrub. My concern was unwarranted, there are now plenty of healthy buds bursting forth. I’ll prune it back a bit in a week or two but think I’ll leave it till the current coldish snap is behind us.
6. Narcissi ‘Beauvallon’. Very blousy, but I like it.
That’s all folks, see you next weekend for another #SixOnSaturday.
The Propagator 
I too was worried about my Hydrangea ‘Annabel’ but it has just produced a few shoots but way up the stem. In a dilemma now whether to prune anyway and hope for more shoots or leave as is! Btw, all my Wisteria flowers got killed by the frost! Here are my six https://davidsgardendiary.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-55/
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I’m hoping my wisteria buds were still protected enough to avoid damage. We shall see…
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I’m a day late! I shall stand at the back of the class………
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You’ve got an amazingly colourful display pending there! Quite a lot of my daffodils are over, or nearly so, already. They seem to be fading quickly this year. Love the satiny look of that Malus Rudolph.
My six are here: https://wp.me/pM8Y1-8AY
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You have reminded me I want this clematis and don’t know why I have managed not to have acquired it yet!! Tulips seem to be a bit earlier this year than some, I think – have you found that? Thanks for hosting. My six are here:
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Hi. Great to see you Six on Saturday the Narcissi ‘Beauvallon’ super 🙂
Here’s my six http://gardeningmyway.home.blog/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-2nd-april-22/
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So much going on in your spring garden. Is it okay to transplant bulbs when they’re in leaf? That would be so convenient! Here are mine: https://roguegarden.wordpress.com
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Well I’m just going to move the tubs they’re in.
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Ah, that makes more sense.
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Spring is really coming along in your garden. Good luck with the cold snap! https://theshrubqueen.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-little-surprises/
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I’m encouraged by your hydrangea. I’ve featured one with lots of new leaves but I have another which, last time I checked, had none. Fingers crossed it’ll put a spurt on. Here’s my Six https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/
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There’s no six from me this week as I have gone down with Covid, and I’m feeling rather dopey. I will enjoy having a good read of your posts later though.
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Oh no! Hope you don’t feel too rough for too long.
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Oh dear, that it easy, we found we took far longer to get better than expected.
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Afternoon! Always gratifying when plants that are causes for concern finally decide to play ball! My hydrangeas are having a wonderful time at the moment; the challenge will be keeping them well-watered as the summer progresses…
Slightly random selection for my six today, plus an update on my new gardening adventure…
https://t.co/OIrsZl3HsR
Have a great weekend! Louise
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Gosh, you do have a lot of tulips! I tried to be more restrained this year and luckily have bulbs coming up from previous years to help out 😊 Interesting to see your daffs only just flowering, most of my dwarf ones are over, just the N. Poeticus ones to come, and the taller daffodils are still flowering away in the beds. The clematis foliage is a lovely colour, what colour are the flowers?
Here are my six this week, so much to choose from now:
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I can’t find where to comment after your post. I know it says to login to comment but I thought I was logged in. Anyway, lovely wallflowers and delightful forget-me-nots. They take over the garden but earn their space.
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WP has a habit of asking you to log in when you know you are, happens to me a lot too! I agree with you about the FMNs – they are so pretty at this time of the year and look great among the tulips.
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Sorry, I read yours and Fred’s post in quick succession and they got mixed up!! 🙄😬🙂
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No worries! I do have wallflowers too!
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Nothing wrong with a blousy daffodil as far as I’m concerned!
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Good morning y’all from Alabama the Beautiful. It has been a lovely two days here following a blustery Wednesday. March has ended like a lion. Here is my effort for this week.
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I hope the rib heals as quickly as possible, but with all the necessary heavy breathing when running it might not be a good idea. The tulips are promising, they should flower soon. Most of my daffodils are past their best already.
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Pah, just a flesh wound!
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You will have a great display of tulips with all those pots. Here is my Six https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-hVP
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Morning! Most of my tulips are out, even the late April/early May varieties which is a bit sad. Love the Beauvallon – definately ine for the nite book. Here is my Six this week all Wallflowers!
https://fortheloveofagarden.uk/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-2-april-2022/
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Sympathies on the bruised/cracked rib. I did that once trying to get something out of a green bin. Not much that can be done, just don’t laugh too much! Here’s my six https://n20gardener.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-april-chills/ blossom, tulips and grass. Have a good weekend.
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Yes laughing is a problem. Another problem will be running 50 miles, but that’s next weekend’s problem…
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It looks like ‘Rudolph’ held back on flowering just long enough to miss the current damaging cold spell. I’m not sure my Pieris was as sensible with its new shoots. I’ll post the outcome next week. Hope the rib heals speedily.
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What a lot of lovely tulips you have, they will make a super display once flowering. Like the colour of your crab apple flowers. My six are here …….. https://www.leadupthegardenpath.com/
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Oh my! look at all those tulips, I managed three pots. I gave up on that clematis after several years, it shot up to four foot each year, flowered beautifully but flopped all over the place. I’m still getting seedlings popping up, in various shades of green through to good purple. You need a good support strategy in place. Here are mine: https://wp.me/p6bCCa-3eG
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Yes it is definitely a flopper.
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Good morning! The tulips and daffodils are coming along nicely, and I’m looking forward to seeing their blooms!
Beauvallon is very pretty!
Here is the link to my Six for the week: https://hairbellsandmaples.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-w14-2022-hanging-baskets-and-two-surprises/
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I’d forgotten about the tulips! After all that effort. And all those daffs still to come. Loving the malus, lovely leaf colour. Here are mine https://offtheedgegardening.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-everything-and/
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Question: do you leave your pots of bulbs from year to year or what type of maintenance is necessary on them? I love blousy, although the term is possibly questionable 😉
Here’s my link: https://mominthegarden.com/2022/04/02/the-blessing-of-a-stretch-of-good-weather-in-ireland-six-on-saturday/
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Daffodils I just leave in the ground, they are mostly fairly reliable returners, some types will increase over time. Tulips are not, typically, or not in my experience. I just treat them as annuals, so once they’ve flowered I’ll empty the tubs and compost the bulbs.
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These apple buds are very pretty, hope they hold up to the next few nights for you too. The pear tree is more advanced in my garden and unfortunately I risk losing a lot. Pretty colours these new shoots of red clematis because it’s not often that we can see them https://fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-02-04-22/
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Mine continues from last week, and will continue again later. Gee, I did not even take many pictures.
Herbaceous clematis? That sounds weird.
I pruned some fruiting apple trees while on vacation, so was grateful for the delayed season farther north. No you got me wondering about our flowering crabapple. I will not be back to work there until Wednesday.
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That must be very gratifying regarding the Clematis grown from seed. Well done. Love the Narcissi ‘Beauvallon.’ I’ve just been looking it up after seeing yours, trying to figure out how it differs from ‘Tahiti’ which I’ve got, but they seem identical https://onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-2-april-2022/
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Looking forward to seeing all the tulips when they flower. Here are my six for the week https://thistlesandkiwis.org/2022/04/02/six-on-saturday-02-04-22/
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Moving all those pots will probably be a doddle for you, but just how how long it will take to arrange them all? With your energy probably just half an hour, enough time left for a long run. Truely impressed by your growing the clematis from seed. Here are my Six: https://noellemace.blogspot.com/2022/04/six-on-saturday-2-april-2022.html
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Less of a doddle than it might be, I have a cracked or bruised rib at the moment!
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Best get the rest of the family to move them under your expert eye of course. Stay inside with a hot coffee and use sign language if necessary.
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Sounds like you’re in the wars too. Get better soon.
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