Sunday, June 27, 2010

Conservatory in Fitzroy Garden

Diana and the hounds -









fishes in the pond

The Conservatory of Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne opened in 1930 and has since been used for various displays and shows. It has become a popular tourist attraction in Melbourne, along with Cook's Cottage nearby. The Conservatory has rotating displays of flowers during the year. These include:

  • Hydrangea / Fuchsia from November - February
  • Tuberous Begonia / Gloxinia from February - April
  • Tropical / Pointsettia from April - July
  • Cineraria / Cyclamen from July - September
  • Schizanthus / Calceolaria from September - November
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17 comments:

smallkucing said...

love the "christmas" plant. Sorry i duno know whats the proper name. It's the 2nd last photo

Denesa said...

With the different blooms at the Conservatory, I guess it is worth a visit:)

reanaclaire said...

u r really a flower lover, wenn..

Self Sagacity said...

I've never seen a tropical poinsettia before, it's very pretty.

Cloudia said...

so many poinsettias in Kona...





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Rubz said...

wow a lot of beautiful flowers here..

Euroangel said...

interesting place indeed! wish to visit it! happy weekend!

khengsiong said...

Seems like an interesting place. But I haven't got chance to go to Melbourne >.<

Betty Manousos:cutand-dry.blogspot.com said...

Love these pics, Wenn. Such a relaxing feel after looking at them!
xx

Ryan said...

Glad I found your Blog, beautiful array of flowers.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Wenn: What a neat place to get great flower photos. That Diana was a little risqué.

Tekkaus said...

The red flowers with lots of petals are really beautiful. :)

Maria said...

A very interesting place! Thanks for sharing!

Denise said...

Fitzroy Garden is a place I would enjoy walking around very much. I love all it's beautiful flowers and have enjoyed your photos very much. Thanks for sharing them.
An English Girl Rambles

guild-rez said...

Great pictures!!
Wish I could see all the flowers on location;)
- Cheers from Canada.

Big Boys Oven said...

lovely, great shots too!

SJB said...

Beautiful flowers.

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