| Greg's garden: flowers in early spring 2023 |
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These are the flowers we had in the garden in early spring 2023, taken mainly on 24 September 2023. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
Last year was very wet. This year isn't. I need to get the irrigation looked at, or a number of plants may die. The Alyogyne huegelii doesn't look happy, but that may be a special case because the trunk had nearly broken through:
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But others aren't looking that great either, notably the Vietnamese mint (daun laksa):
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The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” that suffered so much last year is looking better, but not good:
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Down the road, the wild bush that Yvonne liked so much is full in bloom. But the seedling we planted, though it has grown, is only now thinking of flowering:
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And though the Japanese cherry is flowering, it's very little:
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It's relatively warm—we've had temperatures as high as 26°—but the oaks are still taking their time:
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One of the surprises are these Iris:
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They seem to be everywhere:
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That's in the east garden, the rose garden and the succulent garden. I'm sure I didn't plant them in all those places. Could they have self-seeded?
Our Magnolia × soulangeana has flowered, very briefly, and it's now over. Here photos I took on 21 September after discovering what was happening.
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And the Maple “Chantilly Lace” has come into leaf very quickly:
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It's interesting to note the difference in colour between the leaves in the shade and the leaves at least partially in the sun.
The roses to the west of the house seem to be doing alright for this time of year. They bloomed through most of August, and now here they are again:
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The Grevillea robusta in the “sewage paddock” looks less good than it did last year (first photo):
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But I think I have a reason:
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Here are the rest:
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