Green gardens

Being back in the land of the mundane - housework and grocery shopping - I look back on one of the walks that Colin and I took last weekend when we were in the higher altitudes of the Blue Mountains. Our motel was in walking distance from some Rhododendron gardens so we donned our jackets and walking shoes and tramped our way to investigate them.

 

Of course the bushes are not flowering at this time of year, the brochures told us of a Rhododendron Festival in November, but we were not to be put off by this, we just felt like taking a walk and having a look! Perhaps we shall visit one November to see the place at its best but this isn't all that likely.

 There were several walkways among the trees and shrubs, this row of bushes look to be azalea so there will be colour at other times of the year as well as November. Many of the trees look to be deciduous so they will create an autumn show of coloured leaves in May and June.

A shelter with seating provided me with interesting framing for the view of the gardens.

Walking back to the motel after our short walk I spotted a magnolia tree in flower and couldn't resist getting a little bit of colour other than green! The tree was in a private garden and overhanging the edge of the road so I did not trespass to get my picture! Since this magnolia is so obviously healthy it surprised me that there were not more varieties of magnolia in other gardens.
AJ