Very late posting this week as I wasn’t sure I was even going to post. I was under the impression that there was nothing of note worth photographing until I went out and had a look around after the last wave of rain rattled through. We’ve had a lot of rain up here and while … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 29 August 2026
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Six On Saturday – 22 August 2026
Early start today as we’re having a party/house gig here later on today. So inevitably I have spent a large amount of time in the last week getting the garden ready for this. The garden is looking better than it has all summer thanks to two days of torrential rains, and me spending about 400 … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 22 August 2026
Six On Saturday 4 July – RHS Bridgewater Edition
Couldn't resist a cheeky second blog entry today. RHS Bridgewater looking amazing, even with grey skies and quite a breeze blowing. Six glorious plants - allium, sweet pea, sunflower, calendula, phlox and echinacea. Just a fraction of the amazing displays we always see here.
Six On Saturday – 13 June 2026
Here we are again. Six On Saturday - a group of like minded people sharing six things from their gardens in the last week. We are led by Jim whose blog is here - go and check out his blog and read all the comments from SOS participants and have a look at their blogs … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 13 June 2026
Six On Saturday – 30 May 2026
Two weeks in a row - I'm on a roll! Here I am for another week of Six On Saturday, where a lovely community of gardeners, abley led by our host Jim, share six things from their garden this week. Please head over to Jim's blog to see what he's been up to this week. … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 30 May 2026
First planting session
Today marked our first major planting session since we moved house. I’ve added a few plants here and there but this weekend we have done a B&M visit (very cheap but time will tell on the quality) and an RHS Bridgewater trip. I’ve replaced some favourites that didn’t survive the move and/or winter - Senetti, … Continue reading First planting session
Six On Saturday – 15 November 2025
It's been a very wet week up here in the North West so I've snatched a couple of photos in between the wind and rain (Claudia found us yesterday I think). There's obviously not much going on out there right now so here are a couple of hardy flowers still hanging on and some lovely … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 15 November 2025
Six On Saturday – 21 June 2025
Six on Saturday - join our host Jim and our lovely community of gardeners sharing six things from your garden in the last week. If you fancy joining in with us you can check out the particpants' guide too. Not much going on in my garden right now (for reasons I'll discuss soon) so just … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 21 June 2025
Six on Saturday – 14 June
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
Six On Saturday – 31 May 2025
For various reasons my Six On Saturday offerings are a little thin on the ground right now but nevertheless it's a weekend job I enjoy, if only to document the garden as it is right now. Thanks to our blogging host Jim who can be found here. If you fancy joining in with us you … Continue reading Six On Saturday – 31 May 2025
The Garrett Garden 