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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late summer 2019, taken mainly on 16 February 2019. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
It's been a long, dry summer, and many of the plants are suffering as a result. I've been following the Hebes, which suffered badly from the combination of heat, drought and problems with the sprinklers. The sprinklers are still not working as well as they should. The result are some very sick looking plants, and I wonder if they will survive:
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Others, though, are definitely surviving:
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I hope that they'll improve as the weather cools down.
The trees in the area are also suffering. Our oak is still alive, and so is the ornamental cherry, but I can't say that they look good:
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On the other hand, the Paulownia kawakamii seems to have benefited from the fertilizer, making me wonder whether I shouldn't spread a lot more:
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Another genus that seems to be benefiting from fertilizer are the tomatoes. These ones are on the north side of the house, and they're promising to bear more fruit than we can eat for the next few months:
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On the other hand, the ones round the water tanks are anything but happy:
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They're much smaller, and the second one has no fruit at all. They're getting enough water; time for more fertilizer.
The gladioli finished flowering a month or two ago—most of them. For some reason, probably related to irrigation, we have two new shoots:
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And one of the Hibiscus syriacus is also flowering:
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The other, more sheltered one, is growing better, but so far there has been no evidence of buds.
The roses are also doing better than it's easy to demonstrate:
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And the corner succulent bed is gradually looking the way we would expect:
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Here are the rest:
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