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I went to a spring flower show in one of the big department stores in Sydney last week and took a few photos. Tulips and daffodils these are not!! All Aussie native wildflowers.

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Are they just so beautiful Pam :-6

We're lucky, aren't we, Kaylene. Actually - the store displays were wonderful and heroic even. But really, I prefer to get out in the bush and look at the little battler type wild flowers - tiny orchids struggling through, common or garden wattle turning everything gold, flannel flowers. :sneaky:

They are stunning. When I did floristry we used to have some of them occasionally, they were always much admired.

Brown boronia... ah Imladris, I used to have one of these in my garden in Canberra. I'm in a Sydney apartment block now, so not so much garden.. the brown boronia had a wonderful perfume..

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I,m off to Australia for Christmas. My sister lives in Brisbane. Her garden is amazing and so full of colour. I just cant get over how colourful the birds are?

I cant wait its going to be so hot!:-6

For you, lou lou belle - a pair of rainbow lorikeets. You should see some of these in Queensland. They try and come in my window here in Sydney and twitter madly... love them. Oh and galahs, and a kingparrot.

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AussiePam;1242357 wrote: For you, lou lou belle - a pair of rainbow lorikeets. You should see some of these in Queensland. They try and come in my window here in Sydney and twitter madly... love them. Oh and galahs, and a kingparrot.


Wow they are fab, the last time I was over there, my sisters house backs on to a large park and I could,nt believe the noise of the birds. They woke me up at 4.30 every morning. Still lovely to see. I love Australia. :-6

AussiePam;1242322 wrote: I went to a spring flower show in one of the big department stores in Sydney last week and took a few photos. Tulips and daffodils these are not!! All Aussie native wildflowers.


oh wow Pam, just beautiful, we don't have those kinds here.

I loved the flowers, but I really love those birds!

Amazing wildflowers and the birds are fantastic. :-6

AussiePam;1242322 wrote: I went to a spring flower show in one of the big department stores in Sydney last week and took a few photos. Tulips and daffodils these are not!! All Aussie native wildflowers.
I've always heard how beautiful Australia was from the Aussie's that used to work for me while they were here in the States. (They were the hardest worker's I had working for me)

Anyway, Your pix prove that more then ever to no end!!!

Just Magnificent!!!

AussiePam;1242357 wrote: For you, lou lou belle - a pair of rainbow lorikeets. You should see some of these in Queensland. They try and come in my window here in Sydney and twitter madly... love them. Oh and galahs, and a kingparrot.


I will post some photos on the site when I get back... i am so excited I dont think I can wait:-6

AussiePam;1242335 wrote: Brown boronia... ah Imladris, I used to have one of these in my garden in Canberra. I'm in a Sydney apartment block now, so not so much garden.. the brown boronia had a wonderful perfume..


omg......just stunning!

AussiePam;1242357 wrote: For you, lou lou belle - a pair of rainbow lorikeets. You should see some of these in Queensland. They try and come in my window here in Sydney and twitter madly... love them. Oh and galahs, and a kingparrot.


Oh I can only imagine just spectular looking birds!

I love most flowers but I really, really love the more unusual ones. Of course they are only unusual when they are not native to where you live.



I got so excited when we were in Australia when I saw Birds of Paradise flowers growing in peoples gardens!! To me it was just wonderful.



The birds are just amazing too.

I hope you have a fantastic trip lou lou belle.

Here's a picture, for Immy, of a bird of paradise flower - they are really common hearabouts. I didn't take this photo. Oh, and Immy - congratulations on the driver teaching qualifications. Awesome!!

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Just beautiful! :-6

They are indeed nice and I shall forthwith stop taking them for granted. !! G'day Pinkchick!