These are the flowers we had in the garden in late autumn 2023, taken mainly on 22 May 2023. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to
record what was in the garden at the time.
The trees and shrubs in the east bed are looking relatively healthy, though many have lost
their leaves earlier than usual in the year:
The Abutilons are a puzzle.
They looked OK a year ago, but six months ago they were looking decidedly seedy, particularly the one planted in the
ground south of the house:
But the Hibiscus
rosa-sinensis on the other side of the Cannas hasn't. It has only produced 2
insignificant flowers all year. Here this time last year and today:
Somehow the roses seem to take all the punishment they can get. They weren't looking good
earlier in the year—too dry?—but there are still a number flowering: