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These are the flowers we had in the garden in mid-autumn 2022, taken mainly on 20 April 2022. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
The year's coming to an end, and there's much less to see in the garden. But since the attention it has been getting from many people, it's beginning to look less like a disaster area. Here the middle bed to the north of the house in October and now:
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Yes, there was much more in October, but much of it was weeds. And gradually the garden is getting past the destruction of Bryan Ross. Here the Persicaria odorata (daun kesum) in October and now:
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And the volunteer tomatoes are fruiting, though far too late in the year to make much difference:
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The Abutilon cuttings that I took in January last year have done well, particularly after I planted one of them:
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Until then, the other one was growing better, but it's way behind now:
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I'll have to find a place to plant it.
In the east garden, the trees are doing well enough. The Schinus molle that gave me concern a year or so ago is not exactly growing furiously, but it's still alive:
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And the Grevillea robusta that looked half dead last summer has recovered to some extent; at least it's now larger than when we planted it (first photo):
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But that has been nearly 3 years. Still, that area seems to be recovering:
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Apart from the many volunteer wattles, there's also another Schinus molle, a birch and a struggling Salix babylonica that Magda Delvar gave me over 5 years ago.
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And the Buddleja x weyeriana that almost died have recovered well, and the first flowers are showing:
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Even the tiny twigs that I cut off are now growing well, and the first bud is showing:
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Only 2½ months ago they looked like this:
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Here are the rest:
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