In two large pots by our front door we have petunias in full and glorious bloom. Pink, purple, and red with white stripes, the colours are vibrant. The season has been so generous in terms of rain, few frosts and no extreme heat that escapee petunias are growing in all sorts of strange places, including gutters in and around Mitchell. The longer the petunias have been away from cultivation, the smaller and paler in colour they become.
Escapee sunflowers are another plant that does well in this climate. Mel planted snap dragons for her children's delight. They take me back to my own childhood in Melbourne where I loved to snap open and shut these flowers on my way to and from school.
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