| Greg's garden: flowers in late autumn 2023 |
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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:
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The Magnolia x soulangeana that I got a couple of months ago has now lost all its leaves, but not the buds:
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Hopefully they will flower in early spring.
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:
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It had two stems, but one died completely. But now it has grown almost beyond recognition:
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And the other one, now on Piccola's grave, is also doing well:
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The Alyogyne huegelii on the north side of the house has started flowering again after the Cannas next to it were removed:
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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:
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The Fuchsias in the hanging basket in the house entrance are also a shadow of their former selves. Again last year and today:
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On the other hand, we have a solitary Clematis flower. I suspect that the vine is still recovering from Bryan Ross:
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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:
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And looking forward to the spring, the first snowflakes are flowering:
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Here are the rest:
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