Let’s have a mini banksia festival!
Some middle-aged and ancient banksias.
Some new, mature, and old banksias.
A variegated orange and white banksia.
A variegated orange and red banksia.
And lastly, a whole bush-full of banksia flowers. Spectacular!
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Mount Annan Gardens – Part 6
Mount Annan had an extensive native rock garden. I like the variety of shapes and colours that the flowers come in.
Wollemi Pine – Part 3
Close up, its leaves are like a palm.
But it’s the trunk that’s interesting – it’s full of intimidating spikes.
Wollemi Pine – Part 2
We got a close up of larger specimen that was fruiting. See how the cones form just at the tips?
Wollemi Pine – Part 1
The crowning glories of the garden is its collection of Wollemi Pines. It’s a fascinating and unique plant. They have many plants, all differing in age.
This one is a baby.
Mount Annan Gardens – Part 4
I have never seen these peas before, but they are delicate and pretty.
Mount Annan Gardens – Part 3
There were plants from all over Australia, some very strange-looking. This one looks kind of like a bottle-brush, but not.
Mount Annan Gardens – Part 2
We entered the garden and were surrounded by giant ferns. It’s easy to imagine dinosaurs roaming through this landscape.
Mount Annan Gardens – Part 1
We visited Mount Annan Botanical gardens a few weeks ago. It was a glorious autumn day – a perfect time for discovering the gardens. Mount Annan’s speciality is Australian plants. We will start with the ancient trees and shrubs.
Birthday Cowl
I knitted this for my friend Nina’s birthday – a belated present since her birthday was all the way back in November. She feels the cold so I thought that this cowl would be great for her. I used leftovers of my favourite yarn, in my favourite colour, and got to practise some cables and the kitchener stitch.
It looks and feels so good that my other friends want one too.
Static and Silence 