Orchard Drive, Croydon

Orchard Drive, Croydon

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Posted 2022-10-20 by Neil Follettfollow
This almost 700 metre quiet drive curves past many well-established houses and a park.


Many colourful and different varieties of daisies were in full flower, adding constant splashes of colour as we walked along.


Several gazanias were even more colourful.




Perhaps the most colourful of all was a brilliantly orange Japanese azalea bush, standing out from quite a distance.


Not many Australian natives were seen, only a couple of bottlebrush bushes and several grevilleas. A nice banksia bush was seen with a nearby euphorbia.




Many trees were in the blossom stage, including a prunus verge tree.


An orange blossom bush was performing a mass escape through an open metal fence.


A few single birds were seen - a currawong, magpie and a mudlark, not often seen in suburban gardens.


The only other bird seen was the ubiquitous noisy miner. The one I saw quickly decamped after only one photo.


Perhaps the miner was thirsty and heading for one of the two bird baths I saw. Both were devoid of liquid and looked like they had been in situ for a long period.


A purple mint bush was in full flower, looking very attractive.


For about half the distance on the south side of Orchard Drive is bordered by Cheong Park. It has a sporting oval and a playground.


Only one camellia tree was sighted and a blue corn lily was ready to burst into flower. A large wisteria bush had already achieved that.




The deep blue hue of a patch of iris was most attractive up close.


Halloween was coming and a couple of gardens were appropriately decorated, perhaps proving that some young ones lived on this well-established street.


Apart from picket fences, I seem to have a liking for garden lamps as they come in all shapes and sizes.


Garden ornaments are another fascination. An unusual one was three metal hoops and a miniature wheelbarrow. Old front yards often have large trees and a swing hanging from them. Large gardens are often home to what I call garden islands.




At the end of Orchard Drive at the intersection of Yarraduct South Place is the Melbourne Water Pipe Track, a grassed walk.


Two people were seen walking their dogs and a lone pedestrian was caught arriving home.


I am used to seeing small bears imprisoned in trees, but a large one sitting in a chair on the nature strip caught my eye. He looked new and was in the need of a new home.


An aster flower was almost a blast from the past, once being a very popular garden flower. Polygala and periwinkles were also growing in profusion.




This is an easy walk, suitable for wheelchairs if you stay on the footpath side, and offers an array of colourful flowers.





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193331 - 2023-06-16 03:51:12

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