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These are the flowers we had in the garden in mid-spring 2017, taken mainly on 15 October 2017. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
The evidence of recent severe frost is clear. The Strelitzia nicolai pups that we transplanted three months ago have suffered badly. Here then and now:
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The parent plant doesn't look much better:
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Other plants that I had expected to survive well were the Paulownia kawakamii and the Metrosideros excelsa, but no such luck, though the Paulownia has developed a new side branch:
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And one of the Hebes is also looking very unhappy, though that's probably due to near-drowning.
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On the other hand, the Box elder sapling is doing relatively well:
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There's really not very much of interest at the moment, though the Gazanias are looking happy enough:
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Then there's this flower that Yvonne planted in front of the house, and which I have yet to identify:
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Here are the rest:
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