Loved this beautiful display of Cosmos at the Wilson Botanic Gardens last weekend. Cosmos is from the same genus as the sunflower family. My grandmother grew cosmos so it always reminds me of her. I learnt my love of gardening through her, as a child, and would often spend time with her in the garden when staying during school holidays. I do … [Read more...] about Cosmos
Garden Visits
Banksia menziesii
Love this Banksia menziesii which is a species of flowering plant in the genus Banksia. It can grow up to 10m tall as a gnarled tree, or as a lower spreading 1–3 m shrub. I saw this one recently at the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens and hope I might be able to buy one or two to put into our bush garden. The birds and bees love them and they're so … [Read more...] about Banksia menziesii
Blue Lotus Water Gardens
If you live in Australia and are keen on gardens, you may well have heard of these gardens which are situated in Yarra Junction, Victoria. I first learnt about them through an advert at the back of the Gardening Australia magazine about 4 years ago, maybe longer. I'd never heard of them before and was excited to go visit. My husband came with me … [Read more...] about Blue Lotus Water Gardens
Rare flower
I received an email last night from Cloudehill which is a garden and nursery with a cafe. Amazing gardens to visit, if ever you're in the vicinity of the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia. I often receive emails from them but what got my attention is that a rare flower is out. The plant only flowers every 10 or so years so it's a special … [Read more...] about Rare flower
Visit to Kaydale Gardens
This would have to be my most favourite garden of all the ones we visited last December in northern Tasmania. It was originally established in 1979 by Robert and Kay Crowden, and now also assisted with their daughters, Amarlie and Leslie, it is a growing garden that is gradually widening in size. Kaydale Gardens started out as a house with lodging … [Read more...] about Visit to Kaydale Gardens