"Tread softly!" a signpost in my garden reads: "Your feet are killing me!"
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The Garden on a quiet April night
Thank heavens this 2005 Winter seemed extremely mild, because our area, Tarlton, gets severe frost regularly, wiping out anything that's remotely marked as frost-tender, and by beginning-July most of the trees already had blossoms and tiny leaf buds.
The lawn is taking a bit longer and it's amazing that, no matter how much you water, with the first rains, no matter how little, everything springs to life.
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The White Karees have done well this summer and are well-prepared for the coming winter.
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Even the Euphorbia pulled through
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July and mid-Winter - things are looking decidedly dry. the lawn is dry and yellow and didn't even put up a fight against the severe frost we're having.
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It's August, spring is looming and the Sword Ferns and Hen & Chickens were almost wiped out completely.
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Some of the Acacias look worse for the wear, but tiny green leaves are already sprouting!
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I forgot to move My Old Man cactus under-roof, but didn't seem to mind the cold and even seems a couple of centimeters taller, but the frost got the one Coco Splumosa, below.
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These little Phormiums are truly wonderful, don't seem to get affected by cold, wind, water or drought. Must actually plant some more of them.
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The old peach tree, which I didn't have the heart to remove, was already covered in pink blossoms early in July and now, in August, already has most its leaves.
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