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These are the flowers we had in the garden in early spring 2018, taken mainly on 15 September 2018. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
The frosts at the end of the last month have done their damage, notably to the Tropaeolum, though the Pelargoniums have also suffered:
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The Banksia has no new flowers, though the ones growing out of the trunk are gradually maturing:
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I continue to be surprised by how well the Euphorbia handled being transplanted
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Then there's an Iris of obscure origin:
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I thought that maybe we had got it from Petra Gietz, but she was here today and denied all knowledge.
The D-shaped north bed is now full of spring flowers, probably as many as we need:
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And that's about all. In particular, a couple of plants are missing: the Phalaenopsis that was blooming so well last year, and the Cyclamen in front of the house:
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Why? The Phalaenopsis is barely showing any growth this year, and it'll be a while before the Cyclamen shows any flowers. And I had thought that this winter had been milder than last year.
The Clematis that I planted last spring are coming, but very differently. While the one on the trellis in the north (Edo murasaki) is growing happily and sprouting leaves, the one on the fence to the west (General Sikorski) is barely showing any growth:
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I wonder why.
Here are the rest:
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