On boxing day we toured another botanical garden. It was Blayne's type of garden tour--a quick peripheral tour through the garden on the way to another location, this one being the Brisbane Gallery of Modern Art. Trailing after Bob, Jenny, Lesley and Blayne, I managed to get a few shots of the garden. The small pond covered in water lilies is home to a number of ducks, lizards, water turtles and eels. The large tree is the Bo tree or sacred ficus (ficus religiosa). The description that stood at the base of the tree explained that this tree grows like a strangler vine and kills the original tree it surrounds but it's rarely cut down because it is known as the wisdom tree, and who would cut that? This tree was planted in the 1870s. One branch of this tree has to be supported by props (see fence) or it will break off.
The picture above shows Brisbane's
bouganvillia walkway along the South Bank beach. It was controversial when it was built but the walkway is absolutely spectacular as it winds its way through shops, pedestrian areas, swimming areas and restaurants. The arch of trees below is a popular spot for wedding pictures.
On boxing day we toured another botanical garden. It was Blayne's type of garden tour--a quick peripheral tour through the garden on the way to another location, this one being the Brisbane Gallery of Modern Art. Trailing after Bob, Jenny, Lesley and Blayne, I managed to get a few shots of the garden. The small pond covered in water lilies is home to a number of ducks, lizards, water turtles and eels. The large tree is the Bo tree or sacred ficus (ficus religiosa). The description that stood at the base of the tree explained that this tree grows like a strangler vine and kills the original tree it surrounds but it's rarely cut down because it is known as the wisdom tree, and who would cut that? This tree was planted in the 1870s. One branch of this tree has to be supported by props (see fence) or it will break off.
The picture above shows Brisbane's bouganvillia walkway along the South Bank beach. It was controversial when it was built but the walkway is absolutely spectacular as it winds its way through shops, pedestrian areas, swimming areas and restaurants. The arch of trees below is a popular spot for wedding pictures.
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