Archive for the 'Plants' Category

Wildflowers in Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens are about an hour drive south east of Melbourne (if there is no traffic hold up on the freeway). This was one of the main reasons we travelled along the southern coast of eastern Victoria. We had visited these gardens several times before, but […]

Kangaroo Paw flower, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Our holiday in New South Wales
September 2007
On our recent holiday in New South Wales, ACT and Victoria we visited five different botanic gardens. While in Sydney we spent an afternoon in the Royal Botanic Gardens which are within an easy walk of the CBD.
Grevillea flowers, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
While […]

Orchid flower
Several years ago on a holiday in New South Wales we spent several days exploring the area around Parkes. One of the places we headed for was the Geebung National Park north east of the city.
Wildflower in Geebung NP NSW
Our interests complement each other; I go to places like national parks to look at […]

Coastal vegetation, Robe, South Australia
While we were at Robe in the south east region of South Australia for a holiday recently, my wife asked me to take a series of photos of the coastal vegetation.
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Coastal vegetation, Robe, South Australia
Coastal vegetation, Robe, South Australia
Coastal vegetation, Robe, South Australia
Coastal vegetation, […]

Street tree in Robe, South Australia
On the second day of our holiday in Robe, south-eastern South Australia, I went for a long walk along the foreshore. The seaside town of Robe was established in the 1840s so there are many well established gardens and street trees in the town. One such eucalyptus tree was in […]