I have never seen these peas before, but they are delicate and pretty.
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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.
Spring Time Flourish – Part 7
We finish the series with an unusual grevillea – unusual because it is a ground cover, crawling grevillea.
Lovely shade of burgundy, though.
Spring Time Flourish – Part 6
Watching a grevillea blossom is fascinating. This one is half way there. See how the stamens emerge from beneath the petals?
Spring Time Flourish – Part 5
This one is a varigated species. It starts off a soft shade of pink which shifts to gold.
Spring Time Flourish – Part 4
These firey grevilleas are growing by the front fence.
They glow even in the shade.
Spring Time Flourish – Part 3
The roses were just beginning to bloom.
But it is our grevillea collection that I really want to show you.
Spring Time Flourish – Part 2
The banksias were in bloom.
But last year’s remains were not far away either.
Static and Silence 