These are the flowers we had in the garden in early autumn 2022, taken mainly on 22 March 2022. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to
record what was in the garden at the time.
Last month was particularly dry, but this month things are looking greener again.
Atypically, it was even foggy:
It has just been transplanted, so the “autumn” look is not overly surprising. It has fought
its way through worse conditions for nearly 7 years now, so I still have hope.
The plants mutilated by Bryan Ross have mainly come back. The Clematis “Edo Murasaki” is flowering
nicely, almost as good as in the first year:
The Alyogyne huegelii has come back, but it isn't flowering. It's not clear whether that's Bryan's fault or
whether it's the competition from the cannas around it.
The abutilons that we
propagated last year are settling in, and the one I planted in the ground is now looking happier
and is producing flowers:
And the almost-dead Buddleja x weyeriana that nearly died, and which I repotted and propagated last month, are now coming back with a vengeance. Here the main plant last month and
now:
The roses are not doing overly well. Despite best efforts, the rose bed is filling up with
weeds, and roses like “M. Tillier” are looking quite unhappy: