A mixed bag of gardening weather this week: cool and rainy has resulted in some sulking in the veg patch, yet lush growth elsewhere. The heat is back this weekend, along with storms, so hoping that the garden isn’t flattened by winds and rain. In the meantime, I’m faced with the luxury of wondering what to choose for #SixOnSaturday. I went for orange.

Having never had much luck with California Poppy, a few have popped this month. I do hope they self-seed this time.

In shadier spots, euphorbia have faded to a pleasing restful delicate orange.

Not so the nasturtium, who face the world with the hottest boldest orange they can muster.

Even in my dry cool Fife garden, it is proving to be a wonderful season for roses. Here are some surprisingly lovely orange roses in the evening light. They are sneaking a peak over the garden wall.

Back to bold and beautiful with a scattering of tall lilies in the flower borders. I usually grow many in pots, and most have been devastatingly nibbled by lily beetle. these have snuck past their gaze.

For my finale, I’m not sure if this dahlia is orange, but it IS called Tangerine Dream. It’s the first (of many I hope) to flower this year and is loving the hot dry sunny corner its pot has landed in.

Stay safe, take care out there, and don’t forget to follow the crowd on various instances of the Fediverse. Join the sixes on Mastodon via #SixOnSaturday, but we need a few more folk to toot on the topic: come join us. 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/. Also on twitter @JamesLStephens. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot