Six on Saturday
This Too Shall Pass
Nothing cures a common cold, not even Jemeson whiskey. However, against all the odds, I keep trying for a breakthrough.
October 23, 2021
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Spoiler Alert
My wife says I’m a bit peculiar. If you’re a regular reader of Six-on-Saturday, you’re in for a mighty puzzle this week. If you’re not
August 10, 2021
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Six on Saturday
Six-on-Saturday – Just Another Six
My question of the week is: Does the industry not sell seed of AGM plants with the deliberate intention of forcing me to buy the plants instead? Is it to maintain the genetic superiority of the plants? If so, it’s not cricket, ye oul lousers!
August 7, 2021
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Six on Saturday
Six-on-Saturday – Colour My World
It’s easy to overlook a plant in decline. I’ll photograph this once a month, to savour the importance of seeing beauty after the first flush of youth and maturity.
June 12, 2021
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Six on Saturday
Six-on-Saturday – Hakuna Matata
Happy plants can survive the ups and downs of life. Not alone that, but they blossom most beautifully when the time is right.
April 3, 2021
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Six on Saturday
Dahlia Delight
February 1st 2021. Generally regarded as the first day of spring here in Ireland, the 1st of February is the feast of Saint Brigid. I’m
February 1, 2021
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Gardening Week
A Death In The Family
With heavy heart, I write of a death in the family. Fifty-eight small seedlings froze to death in the glasshouse last night. When I heard
January 25, 2021
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Six on Saturday
January Inspiration – A Dynasty of Dahlias
Wednesday, 6th January 2021. I buy a packet of Dahlia seeds most years, and I’m thinking that by now I really should have a dynasty.
January 6, 2021
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Six on Saturday – A Week of Weather
Our very first November Christmas tree is up, yet it feels like the longest year since it came down back in early January.
November 28, 2020
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Silent September Sunday #3
27th September 2020. Pádraig. GrowWriteRepeat | Social Links |GrowWriteRepeat | Blog Archive |
September 27, 2020
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Six on Saturday – Fake Mexicans & Clever Italians
Saturday, 22nd August (Lúnasa) 2020. There is a distinctly beginning-of-Autumn feel about my garden as the fourth Saturday of August rolls along. There’s also a
August 22, 2020
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Cheering Up My Monday
Monday, 17th August 2020. There was a passing shower just before midnight. The bad news is that it’s still passing through and the garden is
August 17, 2020
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Four Day Week
There are only four days this week. You may be shocked to read that in plain text. I have decided, to realign my blog with
January 6, 2019
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Tuesday’s Three Things
I took a short stroll around the dying garden yesterday before breakfast. This is something I like to do regularly and I bring a small
November 27, 2018
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