This blue budlia has been attracting butterflies but it is nothing but a dried up spent flower now and time for me to prune back. I also have a pinkish cream variety which can do with some pruning. Yesterday, before the storm, I managed to spend a few hours tidying up a patch of garden bed. I have pulled out the dead stalks and leaves of the ixias and sparaxis. They should have been done weeks ago. The bed is looking neater and some of the bulbs have been dug out and some will be passed on to interested gardeners. I have sprinkled seeds from the dried up pods of nigelia (love-inthe mist) and hope to have a second season in autumn. The clump of chrysanthemum, which has been looking unhealthy, was moved to another position. It was doing so well for the last couple of years but could be overcrowded, hence the thin stems and yellowing leaves. There will be more tidying up to be done and this morning heavy rain has stopped so it is out into the garden again.
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