Dryden Concourse, Mooroolbark

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Posted 2021-10-05 by Neil Follett ⇒ follow

Dryden Concourse is almost a "Z" direction street between Cardigan and Mt. Dandenong Roads.

Springtime seems to bring out an abundance of different flowers. The Indian hawthorn and Babiana were two such specimens, as were two of the ixia genus, with the corn lily looking exotic.

Bottlebrushes were represented with a red version and a lemon-coloured version, with many banksias and grevilleas also representing Australian natives.

Many birds were seen, with magpies being the most numerous. They never seem to be afraid of passing pedestrians, which make them easy to photograph and a delight for young ones to see a largish bird up close.

Numerous bird baths are seen, but rarely with any avian bathers. Various forms of Buddha are residents in many gardens, giving a feeling of peace.

A bird of paradise looked splendid with a shaft of sunlight shining on it. A broadleaf aloe was in flower atop a long radiating from the foliage.

Real birds were many noisy miners who seem to perch on almost everything, including a garden tap.

A pink rhododendron tree was full of blossoms, a flowering cherry tree exhibited even more blossoms as did a kunzea bush. A polygala bush was ablaze with its flowers. A hebe bush had many pink and white flowers.

Many walkers were about, with and without dogs.

About halfway along Dryden Concourse it crosses the Brushy Creek Trail, which is underground at this point and a walking path follows the underground creek. There is also a walking path along Mt. Dandenong Road.

A large patch of pink daisies were on a raised garden bed. A number of yellow tulips looked colourful, even though they had passed their prime.

Many gardens featured garden beds with many arrangements of flowers, some even in wheelbarrows. A verge garden was on a corner and a white picket fence was fronted by many bushes.

Two cute little girl statues added to a couple of gardens as did a garden lamp.

A single crow was sighted sitting on a front fence, while a spotted dove chose an overhead wire and an Indian myna preferred a rooftop.

What, at a distance looked like a piece of bark in an overgrown lawn, moved, revealing a crested pigeon.

A lasiandra bush and a morning flag iris added colour. A lamiaceae, a member of the salvia genius.

A number of trimmed vertical hedges was a feature of one garden. A geranium plant had long escaped through a wooden fence but seemed content to stay in situ.