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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late winter 2024, taken mainly on 23 August 2024. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
There's not much to be expected in late winter, and the photos reflect that. But looking back through the years, things look even worse than in previous years. An obvious choice are the roses: there are no roses at all, the first time I recall that happening in August:
And my Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” looks even unhappier than it did a month ago:
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Even the Pelargonium outside the verandah seems to have given up:
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And the “mystery bush” that we planted a year ago, and which initially grew well, has died. Here a year ago—there's nothing left to show now:
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Is there anything positive to report? Well, the daffodils are flowering in force, along with other bulbs:
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Some were covered by the Abutilon in front of my bedroom, but that didn't stop them:
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But somehow that's not enough. I'm seriously considering giving up gardening. In Kleins Road it was work, but it showed results. Here I'm paying people considerable sums of money to maintain what basically looks terrible. I can't even get the weeds kept under control. Time to convert it all into a lawn?
Here are the rest:
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