| Greg's garden: flowers in late spring 2023 |
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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late spring 2023, taken mainly on 23 November 2023 They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
And once again I look at these photos and wonder why I bother. They look worse every year. Today I discovered that our Helichrysum, the one that flowered so profusely in previous years, is no longer there. It used to look like the first photo (August 2021), but all I have left is the second photo:
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Presumably it fell foul of an overzealous weeder. And I didn't even notice!
And once again there are lots of dying plants. Here the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max”, of which I was so proud, then the indestructible Alyogyne huegelii, and of course the Camellia japonica that still hasn't forgiven us for moving here nearly 9 years ago:
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And our remaining Clematis managed to flower last month, but it seems that it was more like a swan song:
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And on one occasion I forgot to water the oak tree sapling in the pot on the verandah. It was not amused, but on closer examination it seems that it's recovering:
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Similarly, the Trachelospermum jasminoides (I think that's what it is), the one that should have covered the garden arch years ago, is still barely alive, though a recently arrived Pelargonium is showing what can be done:
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Is there anything good to report? Well, the Curry tree (Murraya koenigii), now over 13 years old, has recovered from once again being put out on the verandah too early, and it looks like it's about to flower:
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And the roses look surprisingly good:
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And to the east of the house the Corymbia ficifolia is looking better than it has typically done at this time of year:
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And the Hebes are flowering more profusely, presumably because of the overhauled irrigation:
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Now that we're getting a little more attention to the garden, maybe things will pick up.
Here are the rest:
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