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These are the flowers we had in the garden in early summer 2023, taken mainly on 22 December 2023. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
Over the last few years it seems that each page looks worse than the one before. For once, that's not the case. Yes, things still look bad, but there are signs of improvement, notably the Hebes:
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As I suspected last month, that's probably due to the improved irrigation.
That's probably also the reason for the improvement in the roses. They're not all there yet, but things like the Lili Marleen are flowering for the first time in a long time:
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The second lime tree that I planted a long time ago is at least getting some fruit:
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And the Corymbia ficifolia that had caused me so much concern seems to be doing better too:
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The Buddleja x weyeriana that we planted in a bed a year ago is already flowering, a couple of weeks too early:
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That's a far cry from last year:
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The one in the pot is also looking happy enough:
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Time to find a place to plant it.
The best news, though, is that relatively few plants seem to be dying. Sadly, the Camellia japonica in front of the house seems to be on its last legs:
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But we had expected that; it has never been happy there, and it has endured 8 years.
The Maple “Chantilly lace” is also not happy with its position:
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We had been warned that it didn't like the sun, but we thought it would get little enough facing east. Like the potted oak, though, it is getting new shoots:
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Time to move it to the south of the house.
We've had varied results with the Strelitzias. The Strelitzia nicolai is flowering, as every year at this time:
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But the Strelitzia reginae has been unhappy for years. Since dividing and replanting, I'm keeping an eye on the plants:
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And our waterlily seems to be running out of space:
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I had seen some flowers a while back, but there doesn't seem to be any space for them any more. Time to divide?
Here are the rest:
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