{"id":1040,"date":"2022-06-04T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2022-06-04T06:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T06:13:27","slug":"six-on-saturday-4-6-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2022\/06\/04\/six-on-saturday-4-6-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 4-6-22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My #SixonSaturday this week was so hard to choose, the joy of the June garden. As they are so fleeting I’ve gone for an iris special. The first few of these are found in the pond. First, and best, a stunning white-blue water iris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are complemented by a variegated yellow water iris, not as delicate, though the foliage gives plenty of pond interest once the fleeting flowering season is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also in the pond, we allowed someone to give us a UK-native flag iris some years ago. Although lovely, they do grow and grow and spread and spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now for the drier spots in the garden where iris thrive. I love iris siberica. There’s a deep lovely purple one that looks superb just now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And on close inspection, I never noticed before that I own another blue variety too, this one with a hint of yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s my #SixonSaturday for this week. Stay safe, and don’t forget to follow the crowd on twitter and via the web from links to the originator of #SixonSaturday, the Propagator<\/a> himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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