A week of high winds, sometimes really high (60kph) has flattened some of my border plants. And it’s still so windy that it’s no fun to sit in the garden. High summer huh? Looking around, though, there are many wonderful flowers. Here are a few for this week’s #SixOnSaturday.

Although crocosmia has taken a hammering in the wind, and flattened some plants next to it, it has to be loved for it’s vibrant joyful colour.

A wonderful cluster of tiny blooms on the verbena bonariensis, which sways wonderfully in even the harshest gale!. Well worth a close look.

My dahlias are now becoming a regular feature on this blog. I love the way the bright orange-red seamlessly fades into yellow in this perfect bloom.

Somehow a perennial sweetpea (native maybe?) has found its way into the garden. Gorgeous, and easy to manage, but sadly no scent.

Another dahlia. I don’t grow many cactus, because the feeding insects can’t benefit, but one has to have a few, they are perfect.

Last this week, I’ve been waiting a long time for the most stunning lily to flower. here she is. This one does need a sheltered spot.

hanks for reading this week’s slightly grumpy six. Hoping for calmer weather next week, and still warm I hope. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog – sorry if I don’t always get back to you on time! The blog is going well, but it would be great if more folk on Mastodon, or other parts of the Fediverse got into tooting a Six! Go on, it’s a much kinder form of social media, not controlled by crazy billionaires. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot