At this time of the year, while the weather is hot, about all we can do in the garden is maintenance. I have spent the past month or two keeping the plants in shape, and by that I mean trimming. The roses have to keep being dead-headed and the plants that cope well in the hot weather need to be cut back or they will take over. Now that I have a watering system in place, I can spend the whole time on the plants. I took photos to compare them with the photos of about four years ago.
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In the first you can see all the way down the hill. In the second the plants have grown large enough to hide the tiers. I don't think any of those original plants are still there except for the Bougainevillia. The next photos are taken from the other side of the 'cottage,' an area I never expected to develop, but it has evolved regardless and looking quite colourful.
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