Gracedale Avenue, Bayswater North

Gracedale Avenue, Bayswater North

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Posted 2021-12-05 by Neil Follettfollow
Gracedale Avenue is 1.2 kms of floral and avian delight. Many birds of paradise were spreading their wings, so to speak, to showcase their beauty.


It starts at Canterbury Road and is a no through road - but has many side streets before ending in a dead-end.




Some nice examples of roses were evident, both pink and white. Chinese lantern plants always have an unusual look to them with orange one being the most numerous.




Not noticed until underneath it was a sulphur-crested cockatoo feeding in a liquid amber tree, almost hidden in the lush green foliage.


A native frangipani tree looked magnificent covered in its yellow flowers. Worldwide there are almost 1000 species of the salvia genus. A magenta and lilac coloured specimen was particularly attractive.




An unusual plant for a front garden was a globe artichoke. Two different plants were a lamb's ear and an oyster plant.




Many noisy miners were about, in trees fossicking in grass. Also fossicking was a galah that absconded on my approach.





I was pleased to see many picket fences and a wire one. Many gardens sported a garden lamp and a couple of strange metal sculptures.








A nice trio of flowers were a polygala bush, an unidentified white flowering bush and a healthy-looking group of kangaroo paws.


No Australian garden would be complete without, grevilleas, banksias and bottlebrushes. Gracedale Avenue had numerous examples of all of them.






Magpies cropped up in many places as did some spotted doves and a red wattlebird.






Part way along from Canterbury Road is an unnamed linear park leading through to Hume Street.


At the halfway mark is Gracedale Park, a large area with a playing field and a well-equipped playground. There was a cricket match in progress when I passed and a football match would probably be seen in winter.


A large toy bear looked down from his lofty position. A mailbox was adorned with a tiled mosaic. Another mailbox had a close relationship with a garden lamp.


One garden with a rather overgrown flora had many small garden ornaments scattered throughout.


Many walkers were out with their dogs. Amber was one dog who was very friendly and posed for me as did a mother and daughter pair of border collies. A golden retriever just stared at me from an adjoining property.



It was pleasing to watch the feeding antics of a rainbow lorikeet, almost defying gravity at times. An unusual sighting at the end of Gracedale was a small yard of chooks, who seemed to think I was going to feed them as they rushed to the fence.




A garden gate, large pots and a toy village featured in three gardens. Many picket fences were evident in the well-established avenue.


A colourful way to end is with a guinea flower and a brilliant gazania.


With numerous flowers, many birds and two parks this could be a long and pleasant walk.



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