| Greg's garden: flowers in early autumn 2017 |
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These are the flowers we had in the garden in early autumn 2017, taken mainly on 18 March 2017. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
It's autumn, but you couldn't tell from the temperatures. Today we had a maximum temperature of 33.2°, and the flowers in the garden still look as they did in summer. But it's clear that things are going to change, so I'm particularly looking at longer-lasting plants such as bushes and trees. Our Paulownia kawakamii hasn't quite taken off at the racing pace of trees from nurseries, but it's looking quite healthy, and it has certainly increased greatly in size in the last 18 months:
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The Carpobrotus in the island in the middle of the driveway has also increased considerably in size since being planted only three months ago:
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The Banksia integrifolia is also considerably larger, and the older tree fern seems to be persisting rather than thriving:
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The Buddlejas are also flowering, and have grown considerably:
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And the Solanum laxum, the Tropaeolum and the Senna in front of the water tanks are all doing well:
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Here's the rest:
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