| Greg's garden: flowers in late autumn 2018 |
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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late autumn 2018, taken mainly on 15 May 2018. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
It has been relatively cool lately, but a number of things are still blooming. The last of the Cannas are still flowering:
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There's even one last Clematis that isn't quite dead yet:
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And the last roses of summer have long outlived that season:
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A number of flowers are showing signs of not having had enough water in the summer. The Alyssum that looked so unhappy in February now seems to have completely recovered:
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And the Strelitzia reginae are finally looking almost ready to flower:
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I don't expect them to flower this year. But then, last month I hadn't expected the Hibiscus in the garden to flower, but all the buds did. It's now more or less done flowering. Here later last month and today:
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Another group of shrubs that seem to be flowering late, probably also because of the watering issues, are the Hebes.
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On the other hand, I think that now is the correct time for the Senna aciphylla, which has already flowered once this year:
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One of the more puzzling things are the Tropaeolums. These have been there for nearly 3 years, and have hardly grown. Here two years ago and today:
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On the other hand, the ones I planted this spring along with the climbing roses have also climbed considerably. The flowers in the second photo are about 1.2 m above ground:
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I have some significant concerns about the soil south of the house.
At the other end of the year, more spring bulbs are flowering:
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And the various hedges around the front of the house are also showing signs of growth:
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The Carpobrotus that we planted in the island in the entrance 17 months ago has really taken over the island:
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Both it and the smaller version are flowering now, rather unusually.
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Maybe it's related to the watering.
Here are the rest:
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