Walk and Enjoy

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Saturday 26 July 2014

Winter colour

When all else fails, you can definitely count on Australian native plants. As soon as the cooler weather arrived, everything in our garden slowed down. Except for the natives, as there are a lot of species that withstand the most harsh temperature. We love its diversity, variety, colours and textures. They are easy to grow, low-maintenance, hardy, vigorous and best of all prolific.

Thank you friends for your visit and leaving your kind and sweet messages. I am counting the weeks when the cooler weather passes and I can get back to more posting action. This weather is truly turning me into a couch potato.

I'm linking to: Rooted in Thyme for Simple and Sweet Friday; Martha for Tea Cup Tuesday; Sandi for Tea Time Tuesday; Bernideen for Tea Time ; and The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home.





This is Grevillea var. Lady O


This is Geraldton Wax, endemic to Western Australia


This is another variety of  Grevillea


Banksia var. Giant candles


Tea Tree var. Rhiannon


Hardenbergia Violacea


Callistemon or commonly called bottlebrush


Grevillea Superb


Callistemon Taree Pink


My little posy of native cut flowers


Our Red Kangaroo Paw


A close up photo of Geraldton wax


Another Grevillea Superb


Grevillea var.


Dwarf Banksia Integrefolia


Grevillea ground cover


Another cut flower of Dianella Caerulea or blue flax-lily or blueberry lily or Paroo lily



Australian native violets


This Lorikeet loves the nectar from this Grevillea var. Ned Kelly


Not only a great food source for native birds but also a perfect shelter and protection


Paper Daisy



The pruning of our native plants make a perfect bouquet



Our driveway is lined with bottle brushes, displaying their most bright pink blooms.  



Banksia var. Giant Candles


A close up of Hardenbergia


Eriostemon - bees love them




My freshly cut native bouquet of golden lyre grevillea, bottle brush, Geraldton wax and some tea tree.











The vase is my $2.00 junk shop find.