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These two flowers almost look as if they are tenderly touching and caressing each other.

Galactic Centre

They say the Galactic Centre contains many stars, all revolving around a supermassive black hole, surrounded by interstellar dust and molecular gas. Some stars explode and become supernovae, generating relativistic jets (beams of ionised matter).

Bebeah

Bebeah is a 5 hectare garden at Mt Wilson featuring an extensive strolling path featuring many varieties of flowering plants, and a semi formal Italianate design including a lake.

Interleaved

The branches of these pine trees at Yengo intersect and interleave to form a lattice that reaches up to the sky.

Japan: Okayama Castle and Korakuen

Okayama Castle is another reconstructed castle (the original was destroyed in World War II by air raids). Nearby is Korakuen which is regarded as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.

Japan: Hamarikyu Garden

Hamarikyu Gardens is a special garden with a tidal pond and a chequered history, located at the mouth of the Sumida River as it enters Tokyo Bay.

Tree Reflection

The magnificent Water Garden at Mayfield in NSW, captured in autumn. On the left is the red Japanese inspired bridge, on the right the Bluestone bridge and waterfall.

Pool Reflection

An illusion built into the design of this pool makes it seem the pool is actually part of a larger lake (situated below this pool).

Swain Gardens

This is a “secret” garden not known to many except locals as it is not visible from the street so you have to know where to go, and we have visited this garden many times over the years and taken many interesting photos there.

Series: Floriade 2020

In 2020, Floriade has been reimagined (due to COVID-19) with the celebration moving from its traditional home in Commonwealth Park to bloom across Canberra.