Pacific Drive, Atlantic Street, Mooroolbark

Pacific Drive, Atlantic Street, Mooroolbark

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Posted 2022-06-22 by Neil Follettfollow
I must admit that I am fascinated by streets adjacent to each other being named on themes, such as Pacific Drive and Atlantic Street.



Pacific Drive meanders in three different directions while Atlantic Street is only a 100-metre offshoot. It is a newly-developed area with underground power, footpaths on both sides, no front fences and every front garden is well landscaped.



A new plant to me was the Chinese fringe flower. Another rarely seen plant was coastal rosemary.





More common were some azaleas, camellias and a variety of three roses.





A feature of newly established gardens is numerous yucca plants, either singly or in groups. Some varieties of yuccas flower and are most attractive when they do.





Trees and bushes were featured in many gardens including one nicely framed in front of a curtained window.



A feature of one garden was two wheelbarrows masquerading as mobile plant holders, obviously older than the garden they are in.



Magpies were out in force and easily captured photographically as they seem to like to pose. Conversely, noisy miners just like to stare at you.





A colourful plant was the bright orange delight sedum succulent. A definite departure from the normally green succulents.



Two different salvias were seen, two of the 900 odd varieties of that genus. Another colourful flower was one from the lily genus.





Many walkers were out, some with their canine friends.



New gardens seem to attract a large variety of garden ornaments, mainly small individual ones like a blue baby and a meerkat. A few had bird baths.





One red flowering gum tree was seen with both flowers and many junior gum nuts.



Not many modern houses have a front veranda, but one had two hanging baskets looking picturesque in the sunlight. Another hanging display was a light bulb swinging from a tree branch. The only real garden lamps seen were a couple at ground level in a pot of succulents.





Part way along Pacific Drive a walkway leads to Nolan Avenue, passing the Nolan Avenue Reserve.



If looking at other people's gardens is your thing, you will get oceans of enjoyment along the Pacific and Atlantic.



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204620 - 2023-06-16 05:34:24

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