Saturday 31 August 2019

Colour Over Content

Six on Saturday is a weekly update from gardeners all over the world, hosted by The Propagator





We've got a friend's young dog visiting us for a few days & it's non-stop entertainment, watching him with Mlle DoodleFace.  I'm exhausted in the most wonderful way.

There's plenty of updates in the garden this week, but I've energy for only a few words & several photos.

Enjoy.






1.  Pumpkin in a hammock.



2.  Good year for glads.









3.  Self seeded cosmos.



4.  Not a dierama.





5.  Canna thru salvia leaves.



6.  Castor & tithonia, best mates.











Thanks for dropping by.  Hope to chat again real soon.

Now back to supervising the chaos.


20 comments:

  1. No, not Dierama, it’d be Tradescantia. The Tithonia/Ricinus colour combination has been mentally noted, I like it very much.

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  2. Thanks for the ID, Jim. I couldn't remember the name. I've taken scores of tith/ricinus photos - it's been difficult capturing their richness. They're planted in an old fire pit. Next year, I may stick some yellow achillea in to continue the flame allusion.

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  3. I love the pumpkin in a hammock! Is it simply to hold it up off the ground, or for a more elaborate reason? Gorgeous gladdies too.

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    1. This was a sneaky little vine that slithered through my tomato plants & started growing a pumpkin before I noticed. The weight of the pumpkin could put the vine at risk, as it wasn't on the ground - compress or break it - so the hammock supports the weight. The way it's growing, it'll hit the ground soon & can support itself. I think this method is used by folk who grow their pumpkins & squashes up trellises. The glads've outdone themselves this year.

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  4. The pumpkin looks very chillaxed in its hammock. The colours in No. 6 are a great combination.

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    1. The pumpkin may look chillaxed, but it's growing like crazy. The tithonia & castor've done well together, for sure.

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  5. This cosmos strangely resembles mine ... Very pretty!
    Here, I put a wooden plank under the pumpkins to prevent them from being damaged. Your hammock is the top of range!
    OK as Jim for tradescantia

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    1. Resembles yours? How astonishing! ;-) The pumpkin sling is because the pumpkin itself isn't on the ground - the vine slipped into a tomato planter & I don't want the vine to compress or break.

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  6. I loved the pumpkin in the hammock! Pumpkin season is one of my favorites!

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  7. Move over, little pumpkin, I want some hammock time! Love your glads -- stunning peachy tones.

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    1. The glads fascinate me w/their texture & colour. Some look like porcelain.

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  8. Love the orange Cosmos! Must get some next year, Cosmos are great for flowering for such a long time.

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    1. I was disappointed I hadn't saved seed from last year, so this cosmos was a nice surprise. I'll not be so negligent this year. The orange aren't so wild as the other colours, so fit into nooks. But the colour, that's the thing.

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  9. For some reason I have never been a fan of Gladioli yours look spectacular. Do you grow the Tithonus from seed?

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    1. My glads started as a mixed bunch free gift for buying something else. They gave me some extraordinary colours (& a coupla duds). Yes, the tithonia grew from seed this year. Less than half germinated, then only 2 seedlings survived, but those 2 take up scads of room. Real hogs but gorgeous.

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  10. Good combo, the tithonia and castor oil! I might give that a try next year!

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    1. This pairing was just a colour wheel guess, but once the castor started to bloom, they really set each other off nicely. You'll have to share photos w/us if you do.

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