Have you ever seen a lake of lotus flowers and their seed heads? It is hard to believe that huge pink flowers are real. The place to get the full effect of these magical flowers is the Blue Lotus Water Garden at Yarra Junction just outside Melbourne. When I think of lotus flowers I…
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During my blog holiday the Hank Marvin Market opened in Alma Park St Kilda East. It has become a regular haunt on a Saturday morning. It opened while Alma Parks still had an upgrade under way. The months during winter were muddy but the crowds still came. The up-grade is now finished and…
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December and The Stonnington City Council has gone all out to make it fun for you. You can pick up their booklet, “What’s on in Stonnington” outlining their events, all over the city. I found one in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy so they are not only available on their home turf of Stonnington. December is…
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Entrance Royal Botanical Gardens Cranbourne There are two parts to the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens. 1. They contain one of Victoria’s most precious areas of native bushland. This area is full of tracks so that you can shoulder your day pack and experience the atmosphere of walking in an area of native bushland. This extensive…
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Melbourne’s Open Zoo at Werribee is exactly what it says – an open Zoo. Therefore the animals are all living in large spaces and are able to roam about in these spaces, freely. A great plus for the animals but there is a down side for the patrons of the Zoo. Some of the…
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Graff Art in Alma Park lifted my spirits on a cold dull winter morning. The wall that separates the Army Reserve buildings from the park are a magnet for Graff Art as well as what I think of as ugly badly formed tags. This Piece is one of the best. I love the colours,…
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There has been some water seepage from Guilfoyle’s Volcano. To address this, the water has been drained and a new liner on the bluestone wall is being installed. At the time of writing this – mid July -it is a chance to look inside the crater of this folly and see what an enormous…
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The nice thing about doing this blog is that I keep learning more interesting information about Melbourne from the comments people leave on my posts. I have written about this beautiful and tranquil garden before in the The Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden Post. Julie has left a comment asking about the capsule that is underneath…
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I joined friends for lunch at the Terrace Cafe in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens on a wet weekday morning. It was a long standing date and we went despite the rain. The easiest way to reach the Terrace Cafe that overlooks the ornamental lake is to enter the gardens from the corner of Anderson…
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Something wonderful has happened to the roses in the Alister Clarke Rose Garden in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. Well, it is wonderful to me. Some lovely person has identified these roses and now they have name plaques. There is something about looking at a rose and knowing its name. It adds an extra…
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