My Little Garden 21st Nov 2020
Whilst it’s never been my favourite time of year, there’s really no avoiding the fact that Christmas is on the horizon. At home, we don’t tend to bother with presents that much, apart from the children of course, and our usual family Secret Santa has been scrapped for 2020 as it’s unlikely that we’ll all be able to get together at the same time.
However, earlier this month I ordered a little present from me to me and this week it arrived in the post. It’s a lovely little fundraising book called “Cuttings” from the Gardening for Disabled Trust and it’s full of gardening tips from some very famous gardeners (and one from me but don’t let that put you off!) Priced at £10 + p & p it’s the perfect stocking filler and a great way to support this wonderful charity.
My tip was about creating different seating areas in your garden to enjoy the sun (or shade) at different times of day and throughout the year - something that’s essential in a little north facing garden like mine. This week unfortunately, there’s been no time to sit and enjoy the autumn colours, partly because I’ve been too busy and partly because the rain has been unrelenting. I just about managed to find a few moments of daylight when the skies were clear to pop out with the camera to take a few snaps for this week’s Six on Saturday.
1.I’m going to start with the cornus again this week, just because it’s one of my favourite winter shrubs and also because the leaves are still hanging on. If you zoom in you can see lots of little hairs or trichomes on the midrib of the leaf. Something I wouldn’t have noticed unless I was taking photos.
A close up shot in case you can’t zoom in on Medium.
2. It’s always good to have some evergreen (or ever red) interest in the garden. This is a Leucothoe or Dog Hobble. Bought at a plant fair, I’ve lost the label but I’m guessing its a fontanesiana of some sort.
3. Photinia ‘Pink Marble’ is another evergreen that I really like and subtly different to the more common Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’.
4. Staying with the evergreen theme for now, there are lots of buds on this camellia which bodes well for spring.
The flowers will be a beautiful creamy colour when they open in March.
5. While I was prowling the garden for something to photograph, I noticed the light just catching the fallen fruits of this ornamental quince. It’s a quiet little corner of the garden which I don’t tend to tidy up too much until spring.
6. And I also managed to capture the last couple of crab apples before the wind and yet more rain put paid to them.
So that’s my Six on Saturday for another week. Links to lots more ‘sixes’ can be found on the blog of The Propagator who is the creator of this weekly collection. There are also many more excellent photos and blogs on twitter under the hashtag #SixonSaturday
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Wishing you a great weekend.
