Mid 20’s in #centralvictoria #Australia today, and the sky above the farm tells a story of wonderment and beauty.
Different locations and times (between 10am and 3pm)… #CentralVic.
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Dads garden has these lovely #geraniums flourishing in the summer heat… Both pink and red.
Brings back childhood memories, easy to grow but need cutting back after the flowering period so that they come back even more plentiful next year!
#glorious! 🙏💖
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You’re looking at the #Australianbush from a 30 metre high viewing platform in #Bendigo #Australia - #OneTreeHill
For mine, the bush is somewhat of a paradox inasmuch, as whilst it appears harsh and dry, it also looks magnificently lush as well.
I feel this is my true home!
I love this setting… around 35°, so that’s around high 90s Fahrenheit.
This is untainted nature at its best.
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Look at this gorgeous bush shrub… the #juniperwattle!
I checked my flora identification app, and it insisted that this beauty was a #prickly-leaved paperbark but I’m not so sure. If there are any wattle experts out there who can clarify, please feel free.
The bush was teeming with these in #Bendigo #Australia - #onetreehill to be precise.
Unknowingly, silly me was standing on a bull ants nest, and within seconds, I had a couple of dozen of the critters scurrying over my feet. I was wearing thongs. Flip-flops for non-Aussies 😜
And you can only but imagine my reaction. Anyways, it was well worth the couple of nips that I now wear with pride!! 🤣🤣🤣
The wattle fruit is magnificent and just goes to show dry, arid bush plants can shine just as magnificently as any urban flowering plant.
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In general this garden is classed as low maintenance. And for good reason!
Many hot, temperate rural properties / settings require hearty plants and shrubs to withstand the heat, soil conditions and lack of water; sometimes draught.
Not to mention long days cropping and tending to stock, maintaining the multi-thousand acre property etc. Time-poor farmers is the norm in any state or country!
Naturally, indigenous plants do well here in #Bendigo #Australia, however introduced species often (but not always!) need a little helping hand to survive and flourish.
All the same, this garden benefits from a full dam nearby this year, so it gets a good watering. The lawn is a dead giveaway!
Enjoy a few random #farmgarden pics…
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The trusty flora identification app tells me this is #wildgrape.
I’d suggest on this occasion it is correct! It’s definitely a grape vine of some sort. And it’s growing a little wild!!
Looked for early signs of fruit. Or remnants of previous existance of grape. None to be found.
It was lovely on a hot day to walk under this old street verandah in #inglewood #victoria #Australia - I think this building, like many in the Main Street, was erected back in the late 1800’s.
Also couldn’t tell if the shop was still used today as a retail outlet. It had an old sign saying ‘antiques’… I’d suggest not. But as always, I’m happy to be corrected!
All the same, it appears this vine has been around for years and it’s resilience ensures it’s able to shine in all its glory along the shop frontage.
Nature knows no bounds.
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#olives (Olea europaea) are natives of the #mediterranean parts of #asia and #africa and have been in cultivation for thousands of years.
There is archeological evidence that indicate olives were grown in #crete as early as 3500 BC and olives are some of the oldest living trees in #europe with a few believed to be well over 1,000 years old.
These 500 or so #olivetrees on the farm produce well over 1000 litres of oil, after being picked and pressed nearby.
It’s a young #olivegrove; about 25 years old but has produced a bumper crop during most of those years. Draught however, impacts yield from year to year.
Fruit will start to appear in the coming weeks and harvest will be late March, through to April. There’s usually a large window of opportunity to pick olives in #centralvictoria #Australia. D#And it’s all dependent on weather and the development of fully ripened #olives 🫒
Picking has always been a festive event with people from near and far coming to participate. Once all the hard work is done, food, drink and merriment normally follows!
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Another #oleander (#nerium ) - in beautiful shades of pink.
It is often associated with the #Mediterranean and is mainly cultivated as an ornamental and landscaping plant.
In #Centralvictoria #Australia, they appear to grow well in any soil and setting.
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This #vibrant #Bougainvillea took my breath away.
Even in the searing heat of #Centralvictoria #Australia, it’s display in this country suburban street looked effortless!
It looks healthy and well hydrated. Almost as if it is in its perfect element.
The purple, contrasting with its lush green foliage (and yellow centres!) really brings this beauty to life!
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More #roses from yesterday around 5pm.
It was still almost 40 degrees Celsius (100+ F)… although, they were hanging in there!
They would have benefitted from a long watering later that night.
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The Streets of Melbourne