{"id":1914,"date":"2024-01-13T10:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:15:06","slug":"six-on-saturday-13-1-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2024\/01\/13\/six-on-saturday-13-1-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 13-1-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you squint a bit, and it&#8217;s a clear afternoon, it really does feel now like those nights are drawing out, at least a bit. And there are some signs of new growth in the garden and in the greenhouse. Here&#8217;s a hopeful #SixOnSaturday, showcasing a great mix of colour and form in my winter garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, take a look at some random bulb growth showing some cheer in the long-light before sunset. These could be daffs, but I suspect they are probably Spanish bluebells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2126\" height=\"2246\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bulbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1916\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the other end of the garden, wallflower are blooming. I like the fact that this variety have both yellow and red buds\/flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"1493\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wallflower.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1917\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buds are starting to bulge now, here are some soft camellia buds against those gorgeous shiny leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2475\" height=\"1712\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/camelia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1921\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I keep myself sane through winter by trying a few things in the greenhouse.  This year radicchio are having a go.  There&#8217;s not much growth since November, but they are alive and their intricate colours are a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2299\" height=\"1938\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/radicchio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1922\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the frost and the shady location, sarcococca are flowering, and producing a surprisingly strong, sweet (almost too sweet for me) fragrance.  I will bring a few stems into the house for a vase, let&#8217;s see if we can cope with their scent indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1734\" height=\"1454\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sarco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1923\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last, but not least, my favourite hellebore is now in bud, this is going to be a lovely dark purple flower&#8230;looking forward to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2019\" height=\"1731\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hellebore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1924\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s my #SixOnSaturday for this week. Join the sixes on Mastodon or other instances in the Fediverse via #SixOnSaturday, 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&#8217;s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https:\/\/gardenruminations.co.uk\/. Also on the former birdsite, for those who must: @JamesLStephens. And I&#8217;m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you squint a bit, and it&#8217;s a clear afternoon, it really does feel now like those nights are drawing out, at least a bit. And there are some signs of new growth in the garden and in the greenhouse. Here&#8217;s a hopeful #SixOnSaturday, showcasing a great mix of colour and form in my winter &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2024\/01\/13\/six-on-saturday-13-1-24\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Six on Saturday 13-1-24<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1914"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1926,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions\/1926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}