1 – Nasturtium. Normally I’ve got fed up with these and pulled them up by now. This year there’s not a fat lot growing behind them so they might as well stay, at least they’re green.

2 – Japanese anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’. These plants looked very poorly over the summer in the dry conditions, but have staged a recovery with the rain over the last few weeks.

3. Geranium leaf. I’m looking for colour wherever I can find it in the garden at the moment.

4. Aster ‘Little Carlow’. Despite me trying my damndest to accidentally kill these off, they are just hanging on. I hope they’ll consolidate over the winter and come back strong next year. I divided them into too small pieces and then didn’t water them over the summer. Thought they’d died, but no. Hooray, although they are 8 inches off the ground instead of their usual 4′, so I won’t celebrate too much. Perhaps a modest Tim Henman style fist pump.

5. Penstemon ‘don’t remember’. These have flowered once, back for more.

6. Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’. Another miraculous recovery, this plant was munched to soil lever by slugs, then got scorched and dried out over the summer, but has come back from the dead. I should plant it out so the slugs can have another bash.

That’s your lot. 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 triffic.
I’ll be back next weekend for another #SixOnSaturday.
Tis the season for Honorine and H’Asters, isn’t it?
Here’s what I have this week: https://dameeleanorhull.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/saturday-night-again/
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Well that’s jumping straight to the point! 😉
I love the white Japanese anemone – they’re on my wish list!
Here’s my six: https://mominthegarden.com/2022/10/01/is-pink-the-new-color-of-fall/
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Autumn is definitely here. We had a freeze warning, but my garden does not look touched. Even the nasturtiums are holding their own. https://wisconsingarden.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/october-1-2022-six-on-saturday/
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I’ve kept my campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ in a pot, it’s easy to lose it in a bed. The flowers are beautiful. I imagine Nasturtiums would love the heat and dryness, but I think I’ve only got one flower on each plant. There seems to eb more than ever to do in the garden at the moment: http://kasmaty.blogspot.com/2022/10/sixonsaturday-autumnal-days.html
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That’s a good idea. Could go on the patio.
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Seeing your nasturtium leaves made me realise that I have not been aware of any flowers at all on mine – is that possible, I wonder? At least it would mean no self-seeding! Thanks for hosting, Jon https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-or-thereabouts/
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I had flowers earlier in the year. Not v many, as I recall.
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In my garden it’s been too dry for nasturtiums to germinate, and then wehn they did, have only had one flower max on them.
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I hadn’t especially noticed the lack of flowers here, until reading Jon’s post
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I had loads of flowers, but now after the rain, many of the seeds have germinated, some early flowers are showing, I just hope there is sufficient dormant seed left to come up next year.
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Gosh, have you noticed that before, Noelle?
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I’ve had the odd one, but not on this scale. Still the greenery is lovely but it will be cut down by the frosts.
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Good evening. Played golf so we’ve only just arrived home. We saw Mr and Mrs Propagator again yesterday which was very nice, of course. Mr P was building up to another run this morning.
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Strange that this year my nasturtiums have only just got going and there are far fewer of them too. Penstemons are definitely a good ‘un to have in the garden, though my ‘Red Garnet’ (similar to yours) is less robust and ‘Sour Grapes’ only lasts one season. I may try using containers. Anyway, autumn is here along with the wind and the rain…
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Lovely array of fall flowers. I hope you get some flowers from the nasturtiums. https://theshrubqueen.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-ian-aftermath/
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I wouldd have swooped any plant named Pink Octopus. What a trooper! Adding my six:
https://rubberslippersinitaly.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-2/
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Go on, spoil your slugs and plant out the campanula, you know they love them. Here are my six: https://noellemace.blogspot.com/2022/10/six-on-saturday-six-things-in-garden.html
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I hope my Japanese anemones enjoy the same resurrection from drought as yours. But at the moments things look a little sad for this year. A happier six are here: https://aftereden.blog/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-1-october-2022/
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It is a dry fall so far but the temps are cooler. We are on a mini vacation in North Georgia a few hours from home. There are beautiful views of the Appalachian Mountains with a hint of fall color. Here are my efforts for this week. https://mensgardenvestavia.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/fall-colors-30-sept-2022/. Happy gardening!!
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I’ve also pulled Nasturtiums, but not all of them since they’re still flowering (and will be adorning our salad st lunch today) – just needed to pull them away from the chard. Foliage is starting to turn this week.
https://wp.me/p50zvt-2Jd
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You have a lovely selection for your Six this week, especially the Aster and the Penstemon, both look lovely! The little Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ looks very interesting, and something I shall keep a look out for here.
Here is my mixed bag for this week:https://hairbellsandmaples.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-w40-2022-bird-scarer-and-a-nice-surprise/
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My nasturtium leaves look like Gruyere cheese so it’s not worth introducing. Fortunately, you failed to kill the asters and you are rewarded with these pretty flowers. https://fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-01-10-22/
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I think a lot of us have appreciated Penstemons even more this year. I’ve gone for the bigger picture of the garden this week.
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I think Penstemons have been the outstanding performer this year, never complain, flower for ever and survive anything nature throws at it. Here are my six https://davidsgardendiary.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-70/
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I have flowerless Nasturtium greenery too, in the garden, not in my six. Bought one of those Octopussies back along too, haven’t a clue if it’s still alive. It was very pretty when I bought it. Here are mine: https://wp.me/p6bCCa-3xC
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I got fed up with the nasturtiums a month ago and pulled a lot out. The few I’ve left have taken back over and flowered again. Successfully self seed each year now.
This week’s six has new purchases and flowers that have been slow to get going but looking good now. https://30daysofwildparenting.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-1-10-22/
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I’m glad it’s not just me struggling to find things to photograph in the garden. Beautiful photo of the Japanese anemone. These are my six this week: https://mysanctuarygarden.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-01-10-22/
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I’d forgotten about Pink Octopus, I think I had that once, must have been scoffed. How have your dahlias done this year? Here are mine, not mine https://offtheedgegardening.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-too-tired-to-count/
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Dahlias a dead loss. Either munched or dried to a crisp. Waste of time, shan’t bother again.
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Penstemons are always such good value and flower for so long, Little Carlow looks good, hope they all survive the winter!
My six are here……https://www.leadupthegardenpath.com/
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Mine are rather hasty, since I am away at the moment. These are from the Garden of Brent Green.
I tried to accidentally kill a few plants for Brent, including giant bird of Paradise that grows from seed, and some old heliconias that have been overwhelmed by other vegetation, but still manage to peek through. However, I pulled them up to take back with me instead, although I did not get any pictures of them for these Six on Saturday.
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The Tim Henman fist pump made me chuckle. Good for aster ‘Litle Carlow’ – I hope they all make it. Penstemon’s are great https://onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/six-on-saturday-1-october-2022/
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I have some Japanese anemone seeds for my attempt at propagating this winter.
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Never tried seeds for them, have done root cuttings successfully in the past.
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Japanese anemones are lovely and brighten up any space they pop up in.
Here are my slightly soggy six – raining again here.
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Morning! It is getting harder to find six plants or gardening items each week. A few plants are making a second come back so were good for this week’s list. Here’s my six https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-iBc
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