How a garden saved my mental health
I didn't post last week as I feared my Six Green Things theme could only really be stretched to one blog post. But this week due to a lot of rain there are a lot of flowers out there again. I've also included the start of a a BIG project we've just undertaken. This is … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 12 September 2026
We’ve had a couple of spells of rain this week but nowhere near enough and so it’s been a week of watering that doesn’t seem to help (I’m trying to be mindful of drought in other parts of the country even though we’re technically not under a hosepipe warning here). So there’s very little creating … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 8 August 2026
I may cheat and do two entries into today’s SOS hosted by Jim. We’re just off to RHS Bridgewater for the day so I’m going to do a very quick round up of the week in my garden and hopefully come back later with an update from RHS. Scabious - this plant gets better every … Continue reading Six on Saturday 4 July
I've neglected Six On Saturday again - but there hasn't been a huge amount other than weeding going on out there and it's been very showery and grey for weeks up here in the North West of England. This weekend does seem to be marking a change though - lots of warm weather forecast for … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 23 May 2026
Six on Saturday is a lovely community of gardeners from around the world, sharing six things from their garden, you guessed it, on Saturdays. Here's my six for this week, though I've cheated slightly with 9 photos! The tulips are well on their way. As always I've forgotten the variety names but I think the … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 18 April 2026
It's been a topsy turvy couple of weeks here in the North West, it started to get warmer but we've been plunged back into 6 degree mornings with very strong winds. Some new arrivals in the garden this week, a very welcome appearance by something I thought was lost and a reappearance that has baffled … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 4 April 2026
I've been lurking around Six On Saturday since the end of last year, having nothing in my garden really to show. But things are slowly changing outside and I ventured out in a very brief dry spell this week to take some photos for today. Nothing I haven't included before, with a couple of exceptions, … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 7 February 2026
I've been AWOL from Six On Saturday since the beginning of July and I have to admit I was a little vague and cryptic in most of my posts this year. I had good reason, which I can now talk about. Back in April, just as my spring displays were at their best and I … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 8 November 2025
Very quick Six from me this week. We’re currently sitting charging our EV then heading back home to close all the windows and curtains. Predicted to be 30 degrees here later!! Our Six On Saturday host is Jim and his blog is here. I took some photos first thing this morning before the garden becomes … Continue reading Six on Saturday – 12 July 2025
Very brief participation this week. Six photos for Six on Saturday. The campanula had been very slow this year. Just getting its first flowers. The hydrangeas are coming along - still a good month away from full blooms I reckon. My dahlias and gladioli are still growing well. Just one yellow aquilegia - the other … Continue reading Six on Saturday – 14 June
The Garrett Garden 