Carmine contrails

Cercis canadensis this week cuts a dash in the garden. It’s a red-violet riot against the sky. But beautifully foiled at ground-level by Amelanchier.

Tall order

Evergreen Clematis armandii spends much of its year unseen in the vast Osmanthus armatus hedge through which it grows.

A springtime daily return drive on the highway and byways between Beechworth and Wangaratta yields a fine prospect.

Cercis canadensis – eastern redbud – electric in spring’s early evening light.

All abloom in the afternoon in Wallasey-Beaumaris garden yesterday.

Testament to resilience: the last of the season’s Narcissus flowering in our neighbour’s paddock at Three Mile, just across the garden lane….

SPLENDID old pears in flower between Tooborac and Pastoria towards Victoria’s Central Highlands. These wonderful trees seem to be found where gold…

BEECHWORTH and STANLEY SPRING OPEN GARDENS Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October, 2014 10:00am – 5:00pm See all six gardens for $20…

	Anne Campbell on Shared branches
	Bronwyn Hirons on Spring open gardens