I have spent the past few months of lockdown digging up the backyard and clearing tons of rubble so I can finally garden there but that is a post in itself which I'll make when the project is complete so May is just about enjoying the winter flowers. Although we are only 17 days away from the winter solstice, it's possible to garden winter and summer in my climate.
First off though, I got a package yesterday after making a lucky buy through Facebook on Monday. I say lucky because I saw the sale post by chance and managed to secure the plants which were offered at a very good price before anybody else did. I'll keep some and resell some of them for a profit easily once they are rooted and settled.
Some extremely collectable Haworthias: four H. maughnii and two H. sprinbokvlakensis
All potted up, they will spend the rest of the winter in my bathroom and I'll harden them off to outside life in 2 months time.
Winter is time when most aloes bloom
Aloe Hedgehog is a hybrid
Aloe vanbalenii is a beauty, with tall flower stalks and the plant itself is red in winter
Aloe arborescens
Leontis flowers emerging. These plants supply nectar for and are pollinated by sunbirds. I really enjoy seeing these beautiful little birds although they are impossible to photograph with my crappy camera
Plectranthus thrives in my garden to the point of being invasive but the flowers are really photogenic. The first picture is of the bud and the second once it's open
Mesemb flowers are also a welcome sight, this is a Rabiea species. They are much lover by the smaller solitary bee species although honey bees don't pay any attention to them
The jade trees are also all flowering now
Rose geranium is another favourite with the bees
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