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Wilting

Published on by Catherine33 Comments

It’s been another dry and sunny week. There’s no sign of rain ahead, and it’s much the same throughout the country. Tuesday was exceptional warm – too warm to do any gardening, though I did try. Like some of the plants, I was wilting and had to give up. There has been no hosepipe ban, but we’re being urged to use water as efficiently as possible in homes and gardens. I’m trying to do my bit, but I can see the plants are stressed. Yesterday morning I found a large oriental poppy with four white flowers lying face down on the grass. It’s been watered and I have added supports that it doesn’t usually need. It’s recovering but I’m sure there will be more face flops.

It’s time now, to get on with this week’s Six on Saturday.

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Still Sunny

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Yes, it’s true. The sun is still shining and it’s making people happy – strangers are smiling and commenting on what wonderful spring weather we’re having. Today will be the 20th day with no rain, and if the forecast is correct, the first day of light rainfall will be another 10 days from now.

Yesterday the topic was raised in the Scottish Parliament and the First Minister was equally surprised that this is only early May and they were talking about possible water shortages. He would check the SEPA report later. Well, I checked it later too, and the water scarcity report stated that my home area has been raised to ‘Alert’. Hosepipe ban ahead? I hope not. That’s something alien to us here on the west coast. I need to check the water butt and I now wonder if we should get second one. But today I’ll be outside making the most of this spring sunshine!

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A Floral Six

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We’re still being blessed with mostly dry, sunny and warm weather. We’ve had thunder, a few torrential downpours and heaps of sunshine. Friday was very warm, prompting my 10-year-old granddaughter to complain that it had been too hot for the school sports day! The teachers though, were delighted – it was a welcome change from rainy sports days that usually result in cancellation.

My garden has suddenly sprouted but it’s not only the flowering plants that love this weather – the weeds do too! I can’t believe the amount of weeds that have sprung up since last week! And now there’s abundant evidence of slugs and snails! The herbaceous plants are growing too big for their space – I should have predicted that and thinned them last Autumn, but here we are – I’ll have to lift a few here and there and put them in pots, otherwise the borders are going to be too congested throughout the summer.

Here is my selection for this week’s Six on Saturday.

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Purple, White and a Splash of Orange

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This will be my last Six on Saturday for a few weeks. Next week I’ll be busy doing final preparations and starting to pack for a trip to the US to visit one of our daughters and her family.

The biggest job will be in the garden – trying to get the remaining plants into the ground, moving potted plants from their sunny areas into more shady areas, and leaving loads of instructions for various family members on how to look after everything.

Here’s my Six for this week.

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