First on my list is this fabulous flowering beauty! The first three photos were taken outside my local swimming pool and belong to Corymbia ficifolia or one of the cultivars of this tree-all of which do look fabulously showy and in-your-face in the best possible way! If anyone reading does know the exact name of this particular tree, I am happy to be corrected on the specifics .

Next is some rather interesting bark (to me, the plant geek). I think that this is some sort of pine tree, but the tree has no low branches for me to get a good look at the leaves so it was a guess on tree type. Either way, I was taken with this bark, so below is the photo.

Next we have an agapanthus coming into flower. I normally see the blue-purple ones, so it’s nice to see a white one for a change.

Below is another Australian native tree called Glochidion ferdinandi with the odd common name of ‘cheese tree’-which comes from the shape of the fruit in the photo below.

Below is what I think is Acacia dealbata, one of many species in this genus. What I wish I could add to this post is the lovely smell that all Acacia’s have, one that I can’t really describe but is lovely.

Finally, we have a couple of roses, just because they are pretty. I’m not sure on the specifics of what they are exactly, but they do just look good!