Tulips

I purchased a bunch of tulips yesterday.  To me it is a luxury - as money is tight with me, but I was tempted and gave in.
There were five white tulips in the  nuch fo just under $A10.  Not too bad!!!

I am very pleased with the photos!!!

Frangipani

At Darwin Train Station, Northern Territory, Australia.

Flowers of the World

I visited this Florist Shop and Cafe, Flowers of the World in South Bank,  last week.  Oh, the amazing blooms inside.  I could have spent a fortune, but kept my hands away from my purse.

I was pleased to see one of my favourite flowers on the table.  I was there for a meeting so it (luckily) distracted me from spending money.

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Some Flowers in the Village

One of my tasks as a Volunteer in the Historical Village is to take photos - and I often do a wander around the huge Village property with my camera focusing on the flowers.

Here are some from a couple of days ago.

I love the Gerberas.  They are the type that people grow in their home gardens, as opposed to the slightly different flowers of the commercial growers.  I should know, as I once was a commercial grower.

One of the Gerbera Gardens in the Village - almost opposite the Redhall Cafe and entry.

The Zygocactus in the Rain forest is certainly in full flower.  There are several of them - different colours.

Orchids - May 2015

I love May each year as the Cattleya Orchids come into flower.  I did "break some up" so have a couple of pots that are still trying to overcome the trauma they suffered, but I have three huge pots with stunning flowers.  In the three pots I have 10 stunning flowers.

I love them.  (I have had a pot of white ones flower in March too!!)

Spring has Sprung - the Magnolias Bloom

This time of year in the area of China where I am visiting is lush with greenery.  Every tree and shrub seems to have more than its fair share of green foliage - it is a pretty awesome sight.  The bamboo that four years ago was just being established is now tall and thick. Spectacular.

One of the shrubs that always impressed me at this time is the Magnolia - these trees line the streets, and are featured in many gardens.

I am lucky in that there are two trees close to the appartment I am in, and I have been able to watch the buds form, and then the flowers open.  The flowers have a short life span.  One day they are buds, the next day they are in full bloom, and the next they are deteriorating.

I found a large historic Magnolia tree - but it was not easy to photograph it.

Hollyhocks in China

Each country/culture has its own way of using flowers - and in China flowers are cultivated in pots often and then used in amazing displays.  While these flowers were not in any spectacular display, they certainly painted an attractive picture near the main entrance of the university.