Still no rain, full sun again today ( Wednesday ), although the wind did get up in the evening and it felt quite cool later in the afternoon. It has been another very pleasant week, although we did have some cloud on Saturday and Sunday. The average night- time temperature has been 12.5 degrees, and the average day-time temperature 21 degrees, but on two days it reached 23 degrees. The downside of this is that I am still having to irrigate to keep everything going.
The Waxbills which I spoke about last week are still here, and yesterday there were 5 Thrushes on the lawn first thing. I have also seen my first Greenfinches , and the Hoopoo continues to visit us. There are lots of seeds on the grasses and other plants, and having the ornamental pools attracts the birds as well.
There is still a lot of colour in the garden. One of the roses is flowering again for the umpteenth time ( I don't know its variety, I bought it at a car boot 5 years ago ) but it has beautiful red flowers and a wonderful scent. Some of the Canna's are still flowering, and the Day Lilies are in full bloom again. The garden also has quite a few architectural plants in it, including Yucca (aloifolia Variegata ) New Zealand Flax (Phormium) , Chusan Palm ( Trachycarpus fortunei ) , and a line of Agave americana + veriegata along the front wall of the garden. There is also a fern
above one of the pools which stands in full sun all year round. I don't know what variety it is, but it amazes me the way it survives. Many of these plants are grown in England and can be used in English gardens.
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