Sun Flower Appears!

I hadn't noticed it growing - in part because I usually park in another part of the car park where volunteers at the Caboolture Historical Village usually park their cars.  However, the other day I saw a plant - clearly the seed had arrived by the wind or a bird, and the plant had grown to nearly five feet tall.

It has grown on the edge of an area covered with chip bark - and  I am sure it has never received any TLC from the gardeners at the Village.  There are actually a couple of plants.

The lovely flower on the top is below.

 

Flowers at Caboolture Historical Village

I am a volunteer at the Caboolture Historical Village - which is just north of Brisbane, Queensland.  It is a wonderful place full of the most extra ordinary history - and, I am pleased to say, a lovely garden.

Last week, when visitors from Bundaberg were in the Village - they asked about some flowers.  I had no idea what they were called but took a photo and showed our head gardener, who identified them as Foxglove.

 

 



Another visitor had asked about purple foliage (funny, really as I love purple and wear a lot of it and it is odd that the plants I have been asked about are purple...),  under a sign near the railway station.

This plant is called a Purple Shield or Persian Shield.  It is quite a beautiful plant.

Abbotsford Convent - Melbourne

I visited this place for the first time for a family wedding on November 1st - and would love to have had the time to visit the gardens more than time permitted me on this occasion.  I will add the venue to my list of things to do when I return to Melbourne at some time.

 

 

These were decorations at the Reception.

 

 

 

Along the Glenelg Esplanade.

Recently while staying in South Australia I stayed at Glenelg, on the waterfront on North Esplanade.  I went for several long walks and one was north to the Adelaide Sailing Club - and the boat ramp etc there.  There were many interesting plants along the top of the rocks.

 

 

Some of my flowers....

A few years ago I think - dredged up the photos recently.  The bottom one is one of our favourites from the days of our Gerbera farm.

 

My Hippeastrums

My large pot of some 6 plants have been "languishing" at my daughter's place for nearly three years as I travelled, but now settled in Beachmere, I rescued them some months ago.  The pot was dry, and there was hardly any sign of the bulbs.

I moved them to Beachmere, added some water and eventually the shiny green leaves appeared.  Then at long last one bud - and I have watched it develop over several weeks.

Today, it opened.

 

Roses on the Table

I have been experimenting with some of the settings on my camera.  These are the result of today's experiments.  The roses are from the garden at the house where I am staying and there are always fresh roses on the table.

Sturt Desert Pea

It is a long time since I have seen this flower in bloom - it is a spectacular flower and I was thrilled to see Sturt's Desert Pea flowering in Kings Park, Perth.  I took this photo with my Samsung point and shoot camera.

Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia

These photos were taken in a walk through Kings Park, Perth.  They are wildflowers, but blooming in summer.  I hope to get back to Western Australia during wildflower season in September/- November to see the glorious flowers around these parts of the country.

Ooops

It is a while since I posted photos here of the flowers that appeal to me.  I will soon update this site.