tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post6779189062564432971..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: Royal Botanic Garden, Cranbourne: the Australian GardenSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-150414647299227492017-08-13T18:09:44.679+10:002017-08-13T18:09:44.679+10:00It is really very special.It is really very special.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-10629051004002929132017-08-13T18:09:27.498+10:002017-08-13T18:09:27.498+10:00I wondered too, and amazing Denise managed to find...I wondered too, and amazing Denise managed to find out!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73508377267096001532017-08-13T18:06:57.627+10:002017-08-13T18:06:57.627+10:00I don't know what was there when the land was ...I don't know what was there when the land was acquired. But I think all the rocks were part of the design. I love that kind of design that looks so natural.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73855732034836899462017-08-13T18:05:28.348+10:002017-08-13T18:05:28.348+10:00I visited your arboretum a few years ago when I th...I visited your arboretum a few years ago when I think it was fairly new? Time to go again when I find myself in Canberra.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-39636760543133700152017-08-13T18:04:12.905+10:002017-08-13T18:04:12.905+10:00Hi Kris, here in Melbourne there are laneways cove...Hi Kris, here in Melbourne there are laneways covered in graffiti that are very creative and are a tourist attraction. And then there's Banksy. I guess there's graffiti and graffiti ...Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-43248079524883802652017-08-13T18:02:13.930+10:002017-08-13T18:02:13.930+10:00so pleased you like it, Peter.so pleased you like it, Peter.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-4934843048010183072017-08-09T09:03:10.514+10:002017-08-09T09:03:10.514+10:00Denise, you're a star!Denise, you're a star!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-13989793758764240172017-08-09T04:57:15.321+10:002017-08-09T04:57:15.321+10:00I found it: Rhodosphaera rhodanthema http://noosas...I found it: Rhodosphaera rhodanthema http://noosasnativeplants.com.au/plants/426/rhodosphaera-rhodanthemaDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883576149835739996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46454958669735305122017-08-06T12:31:26.225+10:002017-08-06T12:31:26.225+10:00Looks like a fabulous garden. Looks like a fabulous garden. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-90431169725889960652017-08-04T08:17:09.762+10:002017-08-04T08:17:09.762+10:00Wonder what your mystery 'bunches of grapes...Wonder what your mystery 'bunches of grapes' plant is.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-44232210237677832292017-08-03T10:13:23.719+10:002017-08-03T10:13:23.719+10:00Loved the first pic with the pine trees that remin...Loved the first pic with the pine trees that remind me of Christmas trees and the Aboriginal hand prints. Are all those rocks naturally in place or put in place by man?Southern Rural Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430194665015313809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-89170201561547459682017-08-03T07:51:45.741+10:002017-08-03T07:51:45.741+10:00Ooooh. I do love the botanic gardens. Any botani...Ooooh. I do love the botanic gardens. Any botanic gardens. And am so pleased to hear that someone else is too busy revelling in the moment to note down plant names. <br />Like our arboretum I hope that our Botanic Gardens outlast us (they will certainly outlast me) and continue to thrive.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-4256986134090007192017-08-03T04:33:40.923+10:002017-08-03T04:33:40.923+10:00I was impressed by the photos of the Gondwana gard...I was impressed by the photos of the Gondwana garden - the huge tropical plants play off the structure in the background very well. I also appreciated the aboriginal stencil art, which had me wondering if graffiti would be viewed more indulgently here if people saw it as a way urban dwellers relate to their environment.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-22489806199084885942017-08-03T00:50:44.619+10:002017-08-03T00:50:44.619+10:00Gorgeous! Gorgeous! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com