I'm on the verge of hyperventilating about the amount of work that's accumulating for me in the gardens here at Struan Farm.
I've been waiting for the rains to stop long enough to get out there. Over the past few weeks there just hasn't been a decent break in the weather, at least one sufficient to dry things out, and the forecast through October isn't promising.
Amidst the weeds and plants crying out for seasonal cutbacks there are some promising signs, however. Fruit trees are flowering, along with the tulips and daffodils. The native "kākābeak," or "ngutukākā" we planted last year is flowering for the first time. Also called "Clianthus," it is a member of the legume family. Its bright red flowers resemble the beaks of a native NZ parrot, hence the common name.
And John's avenue of Awanui flowering cherry trees are getting ready to pop too.
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