some photos of the plants today:
Strelitzia reginae and Easter Cactus, sailed through winter
Passiflora 'pura vida' with a flower bud developing, with Abutilon bud in the background
Sedum palmeri getting ready to flower
Tropaeolum speciosum, it has remained evergreen all winter and is now pushing upwards
Another fairly tender plant to come through the Winter, Felicia amelloides.
Pleione formosana pushing up it's colourful flower bud
Euphorbia mellifera flowering for the first time
Euphorbia mellifera in all it's glory (incl. flowers)
The very colourful shaded border, there are plans to revitalise the area with hardy, leady plants, mixed in with colour
View of Arid bed/sunny border
The interesting colour contrasts
The rapidly maturing Rhododendron simsii, with flower buds
An alpine tub, with a flowering Sedum palmeri standing out with its yellow flowers
Schefflera arboricola still growing slowly, but consistently
This Chamaedorea elegans is on it's second winter in the ground, though a very slow grower
Clivia miniata grew through winter, and continues to grow, picking up pace with the new season
Crassula ovata for the new season
Bougainvillea getting set to put on Spring growth after overcoming winter with most of its leaves in tact.
Gerbera jamesonii, primarily used for summer bedding
Cyrtanthis elatus, happily growing now, after shrugging off winter