These are the flowers we had in the garden in early spring 2018, taken mainly on 15 September 2018. They're not all
overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the
time.
The frosts at the end of the last month have done their damage, notably to
the Tropaeolum, though
the Pelargoniums have also suffered:
And that's about all. In particular, a couple of plants are missing:
the Phalaenopsis that was blooming
so well last year, and the Cyclamen in
front of the house:
Why? The Phalaenopsis is barely showing any growth this year, and it'll be a while before the
Cyclamen shows any flowers. And I had thought that this winter had been milder than last year.
The Clematis that I planted last spring
are coming, but very differently. While the one on the trellis in the north (Edo murasaki) is
growing happily and sprouting leaves, the one on the fence to the west
(General
Sikorski) is barely showing any growth: