It’s time once again for the Saturday garden tour. Six current events from the garden. It is a stormy day in South Florida. There is a lightning storm about 10 miles away that is about to descend on us – seems odd for January, but that is Florida weather for you.
I think Fiona had the right idea about how to deal with the weather. On the other hand – the foolish human went out and snapped a few pictures of new colors and textures in the garden she is enjoying. The underside of the sofa can wait until the storm gets here.
Flapjack Kalanchoes are peeking out of a strawberry pot.
Pot of mixed succulents is coloring up for winter.
I love grey foliage. This is Bath’s Pink Dianthus (Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Bath’s Pink’. Such a wonderful texture.
Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) finally showing some new fall toned foliage.
These are Blushing Bromeliads (Neoregelia carolinae). The centers turn red in winter.
That’s my six for this Saturday. For a world of Six on Saturday visit Jim at http://gardenruminations.co.uk and follow the links to other gardens.
Happy Gardening!!
The Shrub Queen 
I feel like joining Fiona, she’s so cute 😊. I have the same Kalanchoe and I love the way she blushes in the summer. Couldn’t leave her outside in winter. Even in the greenhouse which is kept frost-free I almost lost her last year. Much happier in the conservatory. Enjoy your weekend
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Thanks, Annette. sometimes dogs know best. I have had that Kalanchoe and relatives for about 15 years.
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I hope that the storm passes by and that no damage is done to your lovely garden.
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Still going by! so far so good.
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I have these red colors on some succulents in the greenhouse at the end of winter when the plants suffered from lack of heat/watering but that had light. Very pretty ; especially the flapjack with a very attractive shape.
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I don’t know what causes the coloration – cold or dry, it has been rainy here but the soil in the succulent pots is old and dried out. I keep thinking I will refresh it and never get around to it.
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Love all the different textures in your garden. The photo of the Kalanchoes looks like a piece of sculpture.
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Thanks, Karen. I hope your weather is better than here!
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Nice photos. Hope the storm is gentle. Drizzly rain here.
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Thanks, Susie. We just had a tornado warning! it’s over now. El Nino??!
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Whew! I grew up thinking tornadoes really were only in Kansas and poor Dorothy!
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There was a nearly F5 near where I lived in Atlanta – nightmarish.
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I love dianthus, too! Fiona has the right idea, I just came in from throwing frost covers on a few things in the rain. Going to crack a book.
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Same here, sans frost covers
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I love those Flapjacks. Mine died almost immediately. We had storms and the big one is coming Monday, but they are helping with the drought.
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The flapjacks have been around for 15 years. The best thing to do is leave them on the porch and forget about them. I’m glad you are getting some rain.
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Lovely selection, thanks for sharing – I will never tire of seeing the different forms of plants you grow, so different to the things I can grow here in soggy Wales! The Under-Gardener waves a paw at Fiona! 🙂
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Fiona is RAD! (duh!) Are those Dudleya of some sort in the third picture? Did you hear about Dudleya farinosa getting harvested from coastal slopes by rustlers a few years ago? The species became very trendy in South Korea. I do not know why they did not just grow their own. It seems like an odd species to be so trendy.
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No Dudleya, I think they are types of sedum.
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Oh, I suppose that it could be, especially compared to the other, which looks more like a Sedum.
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It does me good to see your garden plants in winter Amelia. No signs of green here yet!
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Good. I don’t think I could go back to the actual winter.
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Love, love, love it all. Something about those “flapjacks” that makes me smile and wonder if I could grow them here if I overwintered them indoors. I’m fascinated with them. Thanks for sharing your garden’s loveliness.
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Thank you, the flapjacks are good for a giggle. They are kalanchoes so I think you could grow them as a houseplant.
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