A friend of mine posted a photo of this on Facebook and I asked him questions about the plant. Thought it so pretty. So I went in search of it to buy. Apparently you can get it in white as well, and I’ve since seen it in places near home, growing along fences. You can…
Stages of the Banksia
I don’t know a lot about the Banksias, other than that they are a native flower of Australia. I believe this one may be the Banksia marginata – Silver Banksia. It grows in my neighbour’s garden.
Wattle trees in blossom
I went back to my favourite park recently. We’ve had lots of rain this winter. The mountain bike tracks have been closed for at least a couple of months which is a measure of how wet it’s been. I go for walks on the lower tracks but haven’t ventured up the hills. Going up means…
Asiatic Lily
Of course, we don’t just have white flowers and grevilleas in the garden. After being given a bunch of flowers awhile back with gorgeous lilies in them, I actually bought one to put in the garden. Isn’t this beautiful?
Grevilleas
We have a few different grevilleas coming out now and that means all the honey-eaters, large and small, are starting to hang around more. These are just a couple of them.