Friday, September 5, 2014

Boongala Native Gardens in Spring.



This was my Spring visit to Malcolm and Jenny's fantastic open native garden at Kenthurst NSW.


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Grevilleas and  Lilac Hibiscus.


 Lilac Hibiscus  (Alyogyne huegelii) with a wattle background.


Lilac Hibiscus  (Alyogyne huegelii) with a wattle background.



One of the many grevilleas in the garden.


Ptilotus sp.  -  Pussy Tails,  Lambs Tails.


Grevillea sericea.


One of the hybrid Kangaroo Paws.


Waxflower -  Philotheca sp.



A grevillea grafted to make a weeping standard.


Close up of the flower from the above standard.


Eriostemon australasius and  plough



Flowers for a pelican.



Bee food.


Banksia robur (?)



Grevilleas blowing in the breeze.


One-sided Bottlebrush (Calothamnus quadrifidus) yellow form.



Grevillea and Hibiscus.


Grevillea rhyolitica  -  'Grevillea Deua Flame'

   
Your choice of colour and leave shape.




Kangaroo Paw, Anigozanthos hybrid  'Bush Dance'.
View from underneath.


Kangaroo Paw, Anigozanthos hybrid  'Bush Dance'.
View from above.


Carpobrotus glaucescens  -   Pigface



Grevillea  -  'Orange Marmalade'.





Chamelaucium uncinatum  -  Geraldton Wax




THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN



Dendrobium speciosum  -  Rock Lily

Grevillea juniperina  -  Juniper Grevillea.
Wild populations of this plant have been listed as Vulnerable.  

Indigofera australis  -  Australian Indigo

Crucifix Orchid  (exotic)

Dianella sp.  -  Flax-Lily


FEATHERS, FUR and FANG.            Some Of The Wildlife Seen Today.


This Eastern Whip-bird was enjoying a bath before being interrupted.





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