October has continued to be glorious, and the average overnight temperature during the past week has been 15 degrees, with the average daytime temperature being 25 degrees. There has been a lot more moisture in the air at night, and the winds have been light so the plants are loving it. However our winter "Friend" Oxalis has started to show its head above ground. The Cosmos has started to die back a bit, however there are still quite a lot of new seedlings showing. Other old friends are starting to show themselves like the Zantedescia ( Arum Lily),which is early. The Ceonothus Thyrsiflorus Repens has already started to flower and that is also very early. Other early returners are Freesias which are already six to eight inches high, whilst the Gazanias continue to flower on and on. New pink and white Allysum are also appearing in the gravel drives and paths. The Mimulus also seems to go on and on having been in flower since March.
Also at the top of the garden the Pyracantha is covered in orange berries, and will be adopted by one of the blackbirds as its own very soon. The Plumbago Auriculata (Cape Leadwort) is also well in flower with its pale blue colouring standing out clearly against the green background.
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