Plants at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens - Part 1.
By bernieh
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The City Botanic Gardens are the city’s oldest park, originally planted by convicts in 1825 with food crops to feed the prison colony, but was officially opened as the Botanic Gardens in 1855 and consists of approximately 20 hectares.The roughly triangular park is bordered by the Brisbane River on one side, and the grounds of Parliament House and the Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point campus on another.
This is a collection of photos of various plants in the gardens (in autumn):
20 May, 2009
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Previous post: Another gardening weekend over as Autumn downunder draws to an end.
Next post: Plants at the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens - Part 2.
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Wish we could grow water lilys in thoes colours
20 May, 2009
Beautiful!
20 May, 2009
lovely colours in the grasses
20 May, 2009
Oh, how beautiful, Berni. Gorgeous colours. I love the top one. :o)
20 May, 2009
Thanks Llew - the top photo is of the blossoms on the Colvillea Racemosa tree. It is spectacular when in full bloom.
20 May, 2009
Lovely photo`s, especially the water lilies.........
21 May, 2009
Bjs and Lincslass - the ornamental ponds were filled with these water lilies and they were beautiful purples and pinks.
21 May, 2009
Lovely to see the unusual plants that grow in your climate. As varied as your animals.
22 May, 2009
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Lovely colours :0)
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