My #SixonSaturday this week comes from Turkey, from Lara Beach, east of the town of Antalya on the Mediterranean Sea. One of the things I love most about going on holiday is seeing all the unusual plants and flowers in bloom: plants which we would find difficult to grow in the UK without a lot of intervention. To provide extra heat and cosseting for non-native plants is not sustainable for me, I prefer to grow native British plants and flowers which have a fighting chance of thriving.
That said, I can still marvel at the beauty, and wonder at the form, of plants foreign to our shores. That’s why I also have no intention of finding out the names of the plants I meet on holiday – we can all google a plant and sound like an expert! I prefer simply to know I don’t need to know about the best growing conditions or propagation method or feeding regime or hours of sunlight required for a particular plant – it’s like giving my mind a little holiday and I can simply appreciate the beauty for that moment. And then, like the best of all holiday romances, I can come home with some reminder snapshots and special memories!
So here are my #SixonSaturday from Turkey…
The Pink Wheelbarrow 
Some familiar, some not, but great colours, textures & shapes. Hope you had a great time!
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