Flowers in a friend’s garden part 2
No Comments »3rd April, 2010; Category: Adelaide Hills, Mt Lofty Ranges, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants
Flowers in a friend's garden
Yesterday I shared with you some photos of beautiful Australian plants. These photos were taken in a friend’s garden in the Adelaide Hills. Like us, our friends enjoy looking at and growing plants found here in Australia. From this small selection you can see that our plants have very attractive flowers.
To view enlarged images of each photo, click on the photo. I’ll share more photos in a few days.
Flowers in a friend's garden
Flowers in a friend's garden
Flowers in a friend’s garden
Flowers in a friend's garden
Last year we went to visit friends of ours in the Adelaide Hills. Like us, they are keen growers of Australian native plants. We had a lovely lunch with them before heading out into the garden to look at their collection of plants. While my wife collected cuttings (so she could propagate them) I was busy with my camera. I’ll show some of the photos taken over the next few days.
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Flowers in a friend's garden
Flowers in a friend's garden
Flowers in a friend's garden
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, Adelaide
No Comments »30th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Mt Lofty Ranges, Parks and Gardens, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
On a visit to the Wittunga Botanic Gardens in the Adelaide Hills last year I managed to get some lovely photos of the various plants which were flowering at the time. This was early spring last year and many of the plants were already in full bloom.
On the downside, I didn’t see many birds. Admittedly it was around midday and one of the hottest days we’d had since the winter. I guess the birds were feeling the sudden burst of heat.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
No Comments »28th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Plants, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of several gardens that make up the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It was first established as a private garden but has been open to the public for some time now. The plant collection has a mixture of both Australian native plants and exotic plants from many countries.
The gardens are well laid out and maintained with wheel-chair friendly paths throughout. large expanses of lawn near the car park and elsewhere cater for picnickers – or people who just enjoy being in a well kept natural environment.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, Adelaide Hills
No Comments »26th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Mt Lofty Ranges, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Botanic gardens are excellent places to hone your photography skills. I particularly enjoy taking photos of the many birds that tend to congregate in such places. But birds have a habit of flying off just as you focus on them!
Plants and flowers are different. They tend to stay in the same place making photography much easier – except when they are swaying in the breeze. When that happens I usually ask my wife to hold the branch still, trying not to get her hand or arm in the shot.
How about checking out my blog about birds?
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia