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  1. A shallow creek running through the deep bush, in #Blackwood #Victoria #Australia on this fine Spring day.

    Ferns and #gumtrees adorned this space for hundreds of square kilometres… thriving in their natural habitat.

    Earlier, #kookaburras were heard ringing out amongst the tree tops.

    Blue Wrens flitted throughout the trees.

    And no other person was around, for miles.

    This is kinda Heaven on Earth!

    Sound up!!

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  2. #Blackwood, #Victoria is home to these gorgeous orange flowering native shrubs.

    Found it tough to identify these, therefore if anyone knows what they are, please enlighten us!

    They were in abundance… we’re in late Spring here.

    The backdrop of gorgeous gums completed the scene.

    Just gorgeous!

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  3. Just look at these awesome #Rhododendron… pink as anything and oh so delicate, elegant in appearance.

    I’ve seen many in white, too!

    Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia.

    Fun fact; there exists, 1,024 different species of Rhododendron 😳🙌

    📍#Richmond #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  4. What a lovely display this morning, here in #Mckinnon, #Australia!

    This magnificent #WisteriainSensis, commonly known as the Chinese wisteria, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, native to China.

    I’m in Love with these 🙏💜💜

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  5. Simple pleasures…

    Whatever you’re doing today, make it a goodun!

    “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

    #confucius

    🙏💖

    #narrm #melbourne #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  6. Another suburban #gumtree, featuring its unique trunk patterns, akin to typical army fatigues.

    The different colour of bark patches are in fact varying layers that have aged over the months. The lighter shades, obvs, are the newer layers.

    This beauty is at least 60 foot tall and has most likely been around for longer than most of us, even though it’s a relatively mid-aged tree, I’d suggest.

    Many #gums live in excess of 200 years, I read with interest!

    You should see these monumental trees in a bush setting. In numbers, they are breathtaking.

    #magestic #strength #beauty

    📍- #brightonEast #Australia.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  7. Before and After…

    The first photo was snapped a month ago.

    The second pic was taken prior to sunset the other night. This tree has just commenced blooming.

    I plan on keeping an eye on this one and update you with its blooming evolution.

    What a beautiful transformation… a gorgeous work in progress.

    #peach #blossom

    🙌💖

    📍- #caulfieldsouth #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  8. The trusty flora ID App tells me these leaves belong to an #AmericanSweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), which is native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.

    Sweetgums are recognizable by the combination of its five-pointed star-shaped leaves (similar to maple leaves) and its hard, spiked fruits.

    This tree is almost bare, however a handful of beautiful leaves still remain. Notice how the setting sun accentuates the rich network of veins throughout each leaf structure?

    And their colours are oh so gorgeous, too!

    🍁

    🙌💖

    📍- #brightonEast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  9. Oh my goodness!

    It’s hard to believe this is the pre #sunset skyline in #melbourne #Australia, photographed a moment ago.

    A typically cool morning, around 10c (50F), and will remain around that temp, albeit a little cloudy throughout the day.

    After viewing these stunning pics, I can live with that!

    Thanks to @Witchy_Minx for pics! Great snapping you!!

    🙌🌅

    #goodmorning from #MelbourneTown!!

    #MostLiveable

    #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  10. I took the first picture one month ago, ahead of this beauty blooming.

    The remainder are pictures from now, late afternoon today!

    I find it astounding how such flowering bloom can and does, grow in such a short time and with so much beauty and grace.

    This is a #peach. For years I believed it to be cherry. So today, I learned something new about this gorgeous specimen!

    (I’ve always noticed this tree but never had the opportunity to check for fruit, nor verified it’s identity). Time to remedy that, this year!!

    I love this tree. #stunning.

    🙌💖

    📍- #caulfieldsouth #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  11. Lovely tall, mature #Gumtree’s (their trunks and gorgeous patterning feature in this post) grow proud here in a public reserve in #oakleighsouth #Australia.

    There’s no doubting where the inspiration from army fatigues came from. Mother Nature herself!!

    🙌

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  12. Check out this #Freesia. Have only spotted a couple and managed to stop to snap this one during my working day.

    They are native to the eastern side of southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa.

    They have fragrant funnel-shaped flowers, and these were sweet with a perfumed aroma.

    They come in many colours of the rainbow, including a variety of shades (mixes).

    🌈

    📍- #Bentleigh #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  13. A huge #Acacia aka #wattle pre sunrise this morning.

    How glorious is that full bloom? A sea of yellow, wow!

    Cold last night, car was iced, a low of 1c (34F) but these, like many here in Melbs are hardy and resilient to frost.

    #blooming

    🙌💛

    📍- #oakleigh #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  14. This bicoloured #daffodil is beautiful.

    Simple, sweet and cheery.

    Early blooming, as with many flora of late here in Melbs, but only a couple more weeks until #spring propper… and more of same. I am sure of it!

    #uplifting

    🙌💛

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  15. #Magnolia × soulangeana (Magnolia denudata × Magnolia liliiflora), the saucer magnolia or sometimes the tulip tree, is displaying majestically here in south east Melbourne!

    This one has beautiful blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple.

    🙌💖🤍💜

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  16. Isn’t this bloom just delicious?

    Well, hopefully they signal delish fruit to come… as my ID app tells me this is #peach (Prunus persica).

    It is a deciduous tree, apparently first domesticated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China.

    It will (hopefully!) produce edible juicy peaches (the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties)… the birds are going to have a ball with this one, when the time comes!

    🙌💖

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  17. #Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa.

    In South Africa, it is commonly known as the #CraneFlower.

    The gorgeous ‘flowers’ are so colourful and cheery. A welcomed sight, during late #winter here in Melbs!

    📍- #bentleigheast #Australia

    🙌

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  18. A lush bush of what I think is a spreading #phlox displaying nicely in #Mckinnon, #Australia this cool and crisp morning (circa 10 degrees Celsius).

    Not sure I’ve seen these before in all honesty.

    Just lovely!

    #PhloxDiffusa (per ush, happy to being corrected!!)

    🙌💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  19. #LavandulaStoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, occurring natively in several Mediterranean countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Greece.

    A cool winters morning here in #Mckinnon, #Australia but these beauties are out in the sporadic sunlight, displaying their brilliance!

    🙌💜

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  20. #PrunusCerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.

    It is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia and is naturalised in the British Isles.

    Also naturalized in parts of SE Australia where it is considered to be a mildly invasive weed of bushland near urban centers.

    Weed or not, I love it!

    📍- #Carnegie #Australia

    🙌💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  21. #WildIris, growing along a busy roadway here in #ormond #Australia snapped just now in the sunshine!!

    As I was taking pictures, an older guy approached me and asks what it’s name is. So we looked it up on my trusty ID app and we chatted for 10 minutes about this group of beautiful plants. Bless!

    It’s botanical name is #DietesGrandiflora and is a perennial plant of the family Iridaceae with long, rigid, sword-like green leaves.

    This species is common in horticulture in its native South Africa, where it is often used in public gardens and along roadsides.

    Grows well here and it’s gorgeous flowers are just breathtaking!

    🙌💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #bloomscrolling #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  22. #geranium is a childhood staple that takes me back in time!

    This one is growing in #chadstone #Australia

    It displays lush delicate pink petals and beautifully patterned leaves (that are as gorgeous as the flowering parts of this stunning display).

    ❄️ #winterdelights

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #downunder #makesmehappy

  23. Up at silly o’clock this morning, just as the sun was rising and what a sight to behold.

    In numbers (4-5 dozen), these are some type of #Corella feeding away in the freshly laid bark, in a nearby park.

    I think these little fellas are called #LittleCorella going by a quick google search. They’re a sub-genus of the white cockatoo, I read with interest!

    They seemed unfazed by my presence, although I did creep up on them, and they appear to be quite placid and behaving nicely probably because they’re filling their bellies on this fine, but cool Melbourne morning.

    7 degrees (14F), but the sun’s out and it is forecast to be a cloudless, sunshiny day 🙌☀️

    Havan awes day whatever you’re up to today!!

    🙏🤍

    #birdsofmastodon #MostLiveable #downunder #animalsofmastodon #melbourne #MostLiveable #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  24. Here are more #yucca… aka Adam’s needle and thread, it’s native to the southeastern United States. And thrives here in Melbs too!

    Growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it is an evergreen shrub that is highly valued in horticulture. So too, by all visual hedonists!!

    #gorgeous.

    #chadstone #australia

    🙏🤍🤍🤍

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  25. This is wonderful #sealavender.

    It grows well here in Melbs, especially when it’s in a sunny location.

    It blooms for weeks and dries really well for yonks as a dried bouquet, once cut and hung to dry.

    ℹ️ - bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictio How to create a stunning #driedbouquet from sea Sea Lavender

    📸 - #chadstone #Australia

    🙏💖

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  26. The crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a bird found throughout mainland Australia except for the far northern tropical areas.

    There were around a dozen on a footy oval this morning foraging. They’re quite shy and skittish, which made it challenging work for getting a good pic or two!

    This is only one of two #Australian #pigeon species that possess an erect crest.

    It’s colour is grey with tinges of brown and green. It has a feathered but slender, black spike on top of the head. It runs with the crest erect.

    The #crestedpigeon has black stripes and are bronzed, while the main feathers have colourful areas of brown, purple, blue, and green.

    #birdsofmastodon #animalsofmastodon #melbourne #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  27. What an intriguing and impressive (generous!) arrangement of flowers is this #Yuccafilamentosa.

    They flower right on cue, given I saw another in #chadstone just now, that I’ll swing past one time to snap.

    This one however is growing in #ripponlea #Australia and made a special trip to photograph given I saw it the other day but couldn’t stop.

    It is beeeeautiful!

    Btw, it is native to the southeastern United States.

    🙏🤍

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  28. Gorgeous #vincas - red and white, in a shopping centre garden bed in #chadstone #Australia.

    PS - And a huge thank you goes to @JudeNunga (again) by rectifying my mistaken identities all day long 🤣🤣🤣 Nothing like giving the good folk of masto a bum-steer on plant names et al. I think I might go back to just saying ‘this flower is awesome!!’ 🫢🫢😂

    🙏🤍♥️

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  29. Crinum asiaticum, which is commonly known as #poisonbulb, #giantcrinumlily, or #spiderlily is a plant found in many warmer regions as an ornamental.

    It is native to Indian Ocean islands, East Asia, tropical Asia, Australia and Pacific islands.

    The conditions in #Melbourne #Australia are perfect for this plant, as can be seen here by it’s general health and condition.

    Not so good for pet owners however, as all parts of the plant are poisonous (if eaten).

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #parkville #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  30. During our recent zoo visit we saw wild (well, um… resident!!) #RainbowLorikeets - aren’t they just gorgeous?

    We were there before opening time as we did a ’glamping’ overnight stay and the zoo keepers feed them first thing in the morning, in their accustomed hang-out place.

    So the timing was perfect for some colourful and playful snaps!

    Hope you enjoy.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #zoo #animals #animalsofmastodon #melbournezoo #parkville #lorikeet #Rainbowlorikeet #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  31. A load of #Rainbowlorikeets were feeding at the #Melbournezoo #Parkville #Australia this morning.

    They were at ground level and close to the main path. They had no care in the world apart filling up their bellies and posing for shots!

    There were at least a dozen taking turns at the feeder.

    So colourful and vocal.

    Was magic. 👏👏

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #birdsofmastodon #Rainbowlorikeet #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy
    #zoo #animals #animalsofmastodon #melbourne #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

  32. #periwinkle, #lambsears and other greenery adorn this entrance way at #chadstone shopping centre #Australia.

    Competing with retail marketing, post Xmas sales and crowds, I do wonder how many actually observe this beauty.

    Some do. I’m certain if it!

    🙏💖
    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy