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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late autumn 2025, taken mainly on 22 May 2025 They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
What is there to say? We've clearly had watering problems, partially due to the drought and partially due to unclear issues with the sprinkler system. The roses all looked unhappy last month:
With a bit more watering, they have partially recovered:
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Other casualties include the Persicaria odorata (“Vietnamese mint”), which is the brown in the first image, and the herb garden, which I think is too moist for the thyme and sage. To make up for it, the parsley has self-seeded and is everywhere:
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The remaining Clematis “Edo Murasaki” is not looking overly happy, but it is trying with one bud:
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And the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is flowering, despite recent frosts:
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One unwelcome volunteer is a number of stinging nettles:
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I had thought it exotic, but it seems that there are two species, Urtica dioica, which I know from Europe, and Urtica incisa, which is native to Australia. They look very similar. I'll have to look more carefully to see which this one is.
Here are the rest:
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