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A trip to the Mornington Peninsula, Day One

The end of November and it's very late spring in Australia.  Lots of lovely colour in the plants and trees.  With Christmas looming, the red bottlebrush sports very festive red and green.  One of the things I enjoy most about being in Australia is the range of plants and flowers, so completely different to those we grow in the UK.

The bougainvillea is growing in my friend, Sally's garden, and we saw the bottlebrush and eucalyptus flowers on a walk we took on Thursday afternoon.


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  1. Gorgeous..fantastic photos. I love the colours in our garden and surrounds. xx

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