Sunday Selections #647

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme. Last week I said I was going to take you to our festival of Spring, Floriade, this week.  I lied.  Instead we are going to Tulip Top Gardens, which is not far from my city and another festival of Spring.

Unlike Floriade there is an entry charge. Despite that it is a great deal less commercial.  It is in a hidden valley, minutes from the freeway between my city and Sydney and a lifetime away.

One family manages it, and the planting each year is done by hand by a couple in their seventies. Which awes and amazes me.

Settle back for a myriad of photos. It was a froth of blossoms, an explosion of colour, and there was classic music, frog songs and the hum of bees. There are plenty of antique pink blooms to meet Charlotte(MotherOwl's) monthly colour challenge too.

It was truly beautiful and I am glad I went, but I am still seriously stuffed after the walking (and I didn't get to the lookout this year).  We hope to get to Floriade this coming week. And will enjoy that too.

And I hope your week is blooming lovely.

 

Sunday Selections #646

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme. Spring is rushing in here now.  Which is just as well.  My city's spring festival Floriade opens this weekend.  And of course we will go to it - at least once though not on a weekend.  Tulip Tops Gardens are also opening. Joy and bliss.  While I am continuing to work in our garden there is a lot more to be done.  Just the same, things are blooming and there is more in bud. 

This photo is bitter sweet.  The bluebells we planted over Jazz's grave are opening.  He would have loved them.  Rolling in them, and nibbling them.

The double daffodils are often too heavy for their stems and fall over, meaning we have to bring them inside.  How we suffer.

The cliveas are in bounteous bud.

You have heard me talk about the sulphur crested vandals. In the shot above you can see some of the depreciations they have wreaked on one of our camellias.

Some of the multitudes of weeds, cheek by jowl with the tritelia and grape hyacinths.

We planted about a dozen tritelia some years ago.  They obviously approve of that spot and just about glow in the early morning and evening.

 I hope your week is blooming lovely - and next week I hope to bring you photos from much more orderly displays.