I found this fallen Frangipani flower on a footpath at the Botanical Gardens last night and I was told that the Frangipani (Plumeria) collection has been there for more than 25 years. I'm embarrassed to admit that I never realised how amazing these flowers smell and also that they look even more spectacular underneath than they do from above. I hope that you find the time to go visit the Botanical Gardens this weekend and that you find something just as breathtaking.

Have a great weekend! I shall leave you with some (slightly modified) lyrics from Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi"

"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot hospital."

Posted by Botanical Guardian at 03:46 PM | Permalink

Tadpoles in the Sensory Garden

If you have any photos of the gardens, especially those taken of areas where the new hospital might be built - please join the Flickr group "Save The Gardens" and add your photos to the pool.

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Posted by Botanical Guardian at 03:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)