Autumn arrived punctually on 1st March, with cooler evenings, but warm days 28-30.
I hacked 3 palm lilies cordyline rubra down to make room for a white buddleia. No tears to shed for this native, as the merest piece of root will grow again within 6 months. The Terminator of plants: I'll be back. These cordylines, are very good for height in a border; tough as old boots and give a jungly effect. No compunction about prioritising a non-native though, as I want see butterflies. Planted a thunbergia against the south-facing fence. They like light but not heat, and should race away.
A sulking grevillea Robyn Gordon must have heard me saying it was for the chop if it didn't cheer the feck up, and has put out a flower.:o
In a hot dry border I've planted a frangipani, so let's see what happens.
Split the pups of a bromeliad to make two, potted up, and hung from the fence. There are more than 25 of them now, and they break the monotony of the fence as effectively as a climber, and I can shift them around as they flower. They can be seen from the front room and kitchen all year round.
The big winter project is to get rid of the shed and plant a flowering gum corymbia ficifolia - think bright orange frizzy poms poms about the size of a child's football. We want to buy it as an advanced tree, about 6-7 feet. Big bucks, but fab tree.