Every autumn, one of the things that
I get very excited about is the
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show,
held in the beautiful Carlton Gardens
near the Paris end of Collins Street, in the CBD.
{Oh yes, there is a "New York" end too!}
It's a great spot to see interesting combinations
of plants, and fresh landscape design ideas.
{Kalanchoe Flapjacks contrast with
lime green Acacia Cognata & silver Senecio Cineraria.}
And being autumn, the leaves are just
starting to turn glorious russet tones.
Canadian Lipstick Maples form
a sentry to a hot bubbling outdoor spa
{just seen to the right.}
This little garden was designed by a landscape
architecture student, and won gold in the
student category.
How wonderful are those twirling orange arches?
Gorgeous Stacey from Design Addict Mom,
this one is for you and your love of orange!
Orange was a popular colour ~ here used in cushions
in a moated water retreat.
A simple idea of bound rope and wire,
easily done and very effective.
I fell in love with these little timber spheres,
hand whittled from stumps of old trees,
and showing the markings of age.
And I couldn't help hoping that this
lovely sculpture would spring forth
a spray of misty water.
Wouldn't that be refreshing on a hot summery day?
But water did spring forth from
this wonderfully raised stone rill.
And these curved slate stone steps,
set with mondo grass and edged with blue
lobelia + oak~leaf hydrangea,
are inviting in the extreme!
Rusted cortens steel always
stops me in my tracks
in a garden.
Perhaps because of the complimentary
colour contrast between red and green.
This is such a "do~able" idea for signage
in a veggie garden.
It is just a little piece of slate,
marked with white chalk,
and hanging from a curved piece of
rusted steel.
{Uh, oh, rusted steel again....love it!}
But polished steel can look stunning
in a garden too, as it does here
in a children's play garden theme.
Prowling colourful robots
entertained the children.
{Or would that be "terrified the children",
looking at this child's expression?}
There is a sculpture auction, held to raise
money for charity. I loved this fellow!
One of my favourite exhibits are these beauties.
They are part of the competition by
fashion design students to
dress a mannequin
entirely with
fruit and flowers.
Gorgeous!
Palm seed pods formed a giant flower
in this wonderful display in the florist competition.
And a hanging display of golden pears
and twigs reminds us just how beautiful
everyday objects can be,
when a little imagination is applied
to see them with fresh eyes!
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