Frangipanni

How I love the fragrance of frangipanni! In the evening the scent is at it's best! There are many colours of these flowers, and probably the most common is the lemon/pale yellow variety. This pink one is in the park at the back of my current housesit.

I picked this bract of flowers and had it in a bowl as centre piece for my very small New Year's Eve event - and even today nearly a week later it is still looking good. I'd love to find a red one!

Miniature Roses

There are thousands of varieties of roses. These are miniature roses grown in a pot. You can see the change of colour as the flower matures. There's yellow in the centre when the bloom first opens and it fades to white or dark pink as time goes by.

The stunning foliage of Crotons

There are many varieties of Crotons- the variety of colours and shapes in their foliage is what appeals to all. They are easy to grow from a cutting - in fact simply cut off a stem of the plant and place in a container of water, and it will quickly grow roots and be ready to plant in a pot or in the garden.

Gerbera Photos

This photo is of one of our Gerbera's. I used my Nikon camera, and used the close up feature, and zoom to get this shot. I am waiting for a new camera - again a Nikon, but somewhat better than the current one I use.

More flowers at Lagoon Pocket B and B

These are just some of the flowers in and around the Lagoon Pocket Bed and Breakfast, Long Pocket, just south of Gympie Queensland.

Some flowers in the garden or fields at Lagoon Pocket

These are I think called "Storm Crocus" which seem to appear after storms. I didn't know they were "native" to Australia, and perhaps they are not but they seem to be on many properties south of Gympie.

The dry weather suits some flowers

We have noticed this summer that so many trees and plants are exhibiting fabulous blooms. The weather has been very dry for this time of the year and some of the trees seem to revel in the dry.

One such flower that is abundant in these parts is the bougainvillea - and I've managed to capture some brilliant purple flowers that are blooming at my son's house on the Gold Coast. The bush is somewhat uncontrolled and sends it's branches all over a slope in the garden, with brilliant green leaves and the dramatic purple flowers.

Enjoy.