These are the flowers we had in the garden in early summer 2022, taken mainly on 21 December 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 garden is still recovering (if that's the word) from a spectacularly cold and wet
spring, and it shows. Since the beginning of October we have had both some of the coldest
nights and 518 mm of rain, close to an average year's rain. And it shows. The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” isn't dead, but it's taking its time recovering:
They seem to be multiplying, and the Ornithogalum seem to seed outside their immediate
vicinity.
The Abutilons that I cloned
two years ago have suffered surprisingly different fates. The one I planted in the
ground grew profusely, but for a few months now it looks almost dead:
One plant that has been in that category forever is this one. I think it was a Jasminum, though I have forgotten. But
despite its sickly appearance, it's flowering, sort of:
Those make me wonder if there's something wrong with the soil here, like some kind of
contamination. Maybe that's the reason why the limes aren't growing well too, though at
least there we have both flowers and fruit: