Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneAn avocado plant with a whorl of large glossy leaves in a black plastic pot on gravel, pots of lettuce and other greens around it, a black tote in the foreground and mown lawn beyond.Week of 1 JuneAn avocado plant with a rosette of long glossy leaves in a black plastic pot on mossy concrete, flattened cardboard boxes and a coiled hose behind, a blue tote and a magenta pot alongside.Week of 22 JuneAn avocado seedling from above, its long glossy leaves beaded with rain and the newest pair still bronze-pink, standing in a black plastic pot on parched grass.Week of 20 JulyAn avocado seedling on a single stem, long glossy leaves fanning out above a terracotta pot of red-orange bark, a handwritten label beside it and a timber pallet behind.Week of 27 JulyA single upright stem in a weathered terracotta pot of red-dyed bark mulch, topped with a whorl of large, glossy, deeply veined dark green leaves. The pot stands on gravel by a post-and-rail fence; a hanging pot of leafy green sits on the rail above.
