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gillheavens.bsky.social
@gillheavens.bsky.social
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Gardener blogger, blogging gardener. Retired cartwheeler. South Wales.
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Thunder Road
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July 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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On a beautifully wet Saturday my #SixOnSaturday are a Dahlia, Hydrangea, Chinese Privet, Japanese Anemone, a Honey Bee and a Rose.

Have a great weekend everyone!

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
July 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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rickmartin.bsky.social
Good morning sky-folk and a happy #SixOnSaturday from me and my garden, which is currently heavy on the yellow, orange and blue (see alt-text for details). Have a good weekend everyone 🌱📷

#Bloomscrolling #UKGardening
Sunflower, geum, eryngium, hypericum, African daisy (with a view of the pond) and cornflower.
July 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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In today's #SixOnSaturday... a/an Hibiscus, Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise,’ a trio of mints, an Agapanthus, 'Mouse Garlic' & a 'White Star' Rose with friend 🌱
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A collage of six photographs of flowers and foliage, comprising: a large pale purple hibiscus flower with a dark purple centre & white cone-like stamen; a cluster of white four-petalled Hydrangea flowers; a mass of green Mint leaves; purple-blue Agapanthus flowers, almost resembling a floral firework sparkler; clusters of pale lilac & white allium buds & flowers - resembling floral firework sparklers; a close up of the large white petals of a Rose and yellow stamens, with a black & orange striped hoverfly sitting on one of the petals.
July 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
gillheavens.bsky.social
Saturday! #sixonsaturday offtheedgegardening.com/2025/07/19/s...
Six on Saturday – Tomatogeddon
The rain that we so desired arrived with unseasonably windy weather, which had categorically not been invited to the party. Whilst most of the garden suffered no ill effect, including sunflowers an…
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July 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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In today's #SixOnSaturday... a Calendula, Nasturtium 'Tom Thumb,' Cosmos [Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the] 'Fandango,' Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise,’ an Evening Primrose & Verbena bonariensis onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/s... 🌱
A collage of six photographs of flowers, comprising: a cream daisy-like Calendula with a red-orange centre; a yellow Nasturtium flower with splashes of red in the centre; a deed pink-purple Cosmos with sticky up petals surrounding its yellow centre; large lemon yellow Evening Primrose flowers; tiny clusters of purple Verbena bonariensis flowers on top of a thin stems.
July 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
gillheavens.bsky.social
Yep, it's Saturday again 😁 #sixonsaturday offtheedgegardening.com/2025/07/12/s...
Six on Saturday – Toastie
The weatherman on our local TV channel, a dapper chap called Derek, described yesterday as “toastie”. I liked that. There is something comforting there, something reassuring and innocuo…
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July 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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And today is definitely Saturday #sixonsaturday offtheedgegardening.com/2025/07/05/s...
Six on Saturday – Le Tour
July, who’d have thought it? It will soon be school holidays (better journey to work for me), Peggy’s birthday (cream teas, always good), rain, Tour de France (niche, I know). Oh, and g…
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July 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
gillheavens.bsky.social
No it's not Saturday. 😁 offtheedgegardening.com/2025/07/04/f...
Fist Pump
I was talking with Welsh John yesterday about how we can all make a difference in this world. However small it might be, every positive action counts. All those little pluses add up to one humdinge…
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July 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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More than enough #rose
A mass of roses from deep apricot to pale pink.
July 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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In today's #SixOnSaturday... a patio Rose, Penstemon 'Garnet,' a Red Admiral enjoying the Sweet Williams, a hoverfly enjoying a double variety of Feverfew, a self-seeded Aquilegia & an Astrantia onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/s... 🌱
A collage of six photographs of flowers and insects, comprising: a cluster of cream coloured Roses with a deep red Knautia flower nearby; a spire of red trumpet-like Penstemon flowers; a white daisy-like Feverfew flower resembling a fried egg with a yellow centre - a black and yellow striped hoverfly is stood on the flower enjoying the nectar; three pale yellow and pink Aquilegia flowers, resembling shooting stars with long pink streamers; pinky-red Astrantia flowers with pincushion-like centres.
June 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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#sixonsaturday 14-06-25 : stapelia, dahlias, schefflera, salvia and hosta … everything ending with an A except foxgloves ! 😂 🌱
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June 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Good morning, Percy 😁
A glorious peacock, in an oak tree.
June 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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To Mary
Words are rubbish. They fail me continually. When heartbreak happens to people I care for, words refuse to help. I want to soothe, to reassure, to find a way forward, all to no avail. This is pure …
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June 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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June already? #sixonsaturday offtheedgegardening.com/2025/06/07/s...
Six on Saturday – Blurry
It is all getting a little blurry now. Blurry in a cartoon passage of time way. The rain has caused good and bad to spurt, the wind (combined with above rain) has assaulted the delicate ones and th…
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June 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Small but perfectly formed. Pink pygmy waterlily just starting to flower.
June 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Iced gems
June 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Good morning beautiful BlueSky people, here are this week’s #SixOnSaturday

We have hydrangea, rose, helenium, hosta, canna and rhododendron.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
May 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
gillheavens.bsky.social
Where did that week go? #sixonsaturday offtheedgegardening.com/2025/05/31/s...
Six on Saturday – Back
I’m sure Peggy would write a note for me if needed, but I am equally confident you will believe that I missed last week’s SoS because my back was being a diva. It had started to grumble…
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May 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
gillheavens.bsky.social
Not Texas
Beautiful yellow rose
May 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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White foxglove and bee bum
Close up of white foxglove flowers with a bee's bum poking out from one of them.
May 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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graemeedwards1.bsky.social
A purpley-pink & white #SixOnSaturday with Lily of the Valley, an Allium, Honesty, Foxgloves, White Diving Turtles/Bleeding Heart & Hesperis onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2025/05/17/s... 🌱
A collage of six photographs of flowers, comprising: small white frilled bell-like Lily of the Valley flowers dangling from a green stem; a purpley-pink Allium flower resembling a sparkler; purple discs & four pettled Honesty flowers; a spire of pink trumpet-like Foxglove flowers with white & dark pink spot inside; white flowers resembling diving turtles with heart-shaped shells; a cluster of purpley-pink four pettled Hesperis flowers
May 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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All is well, in this little corner anyway. offtheedgegardening.com/2025/05/17/s... #sixonsaturday
Six on Saturday – Fence
A problem has been resolved this week, one which was out of our control but was both niggling and invasive. We do not own any of the fences surrounding our garden. Horrah! you might think, no maint…
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May 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Classic #peace #rose
May 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Perks
A wicker basket full of chicken and quail eggs.
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM