Alto Avenue, Croydon

Alto Avenue, Croydon

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Posted 2021-03-03 by Neil Follettfollow
Alto Avenue is almost a heritage walk. It is a well-established avenue with extra-large blocks and well-established gardens.



The trend with large blocks was to site houses well back leaving a large garden area which hides the houses from view. Sometimes the only indication of habitation is a lych gate opening through a verdant flora experience.



The vast gardens in the front of houses display a multitude of flowering bushes. The red berries on a Cotoneaster bush were eye-catching.



Another unusual plant growing on the street side of a fence was the tall Common Mullein.



An Abelia bush was another beautiful flowering bush with its pink and white trumpet-like blooms.



Alto Avenue is also an avenue of weatherboard houses, picket fences and lych gates.



Picket fences on established properties usually mean escaped plants. Two Lily leaves were noticed on their attempt for freedom.



One lych gate and picket fence with a flowering Crepe Myrtle looked particularly attractive.



What also looks attractive is a single bloom against dark foliage, such as the Anemone flower, which is a native of Asia and a single Geranium stem.





Among the very full front gardens, many individual flowers were very noticeable. One of the Hibiscus genus stood out as did a red stem with hanging blooms.





Alto Avenue is 1.2 kms in length, running from Maroondah Highway down to Wicklow Avenue. It is a narrow, tree-lined, steep in parts, thoroughfare.



Along the avenue is Alto Reserve , a one-hectare Indigenous Flora & Fauna reserve, well worth a diversion for a short bushwalk.



Fortunately, footpaths are provided for foot traffic. In the mid-section, in a particular steep section, an elevated walkway has been built on the high side of the avenue which gives a tunnel appearance with overhanging vegetation. It is 400 metres in length and could be considered a walk within a walk.



A three lamp, lamp post was in one front garden which would look nice at night.



Many of the more common flowers were seen, such as two varieties of the Oleander plant and a Hydrangea bush.







Several Bottlebrush and Plumbago bushes were in flower, adding to the floral enjoyment.




Only two birds were seen. The proverbial fossicking Magpie and a Crow seemingly hiding in the fork of a tree.




At ground level, a barking dog appeared a few metres away. It would look at me, bark a few times then run forward a few metres and repeat the process. A rare occurrence these days seeing an unaccompanied dog on the street.


Mass displays of low growing ground cover plants look like a Technicolor carpet in appearance.


I encountered only three examples of pedestrian traffic. Two were walking through the elevated walkway and one gentleman appeared to be on an uphill power walk.



With such large suburban blocks, it was pleasing to note that there was no inappropriate development. No multi-unit structures.


Alto Avenue is built on the side of a hill, so the houses are either on a high side or low side, giving a different visual experience on both sides of the avenue.

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