A residential area on the corner of Mt. Dandenong and Colchester Roads has four streets named after English poets; Browning, Shelly, Tennyson and Byron. It is I who named it Poet's Corner and this is their story.
Poet's Corner.
Except for Byron, they are all joined.
Browning Street
. Perhaps the feature of this street is the Catalpa tree which adorns many of the nature strips. On my walk, they were in flower with a myriad of white blossoms.
Catalpa tree.
Also with nice blooms were many agapanthuses and a large jacaranda tree.
Agapanthus & jacaranda.
It is a well-established area with many picket fences, weatherboard houses and old gardens.
Very nostalgic.
Perched on the veranda rail of one house, I saw a magpie. My careful approach didn't frighten it into decamping. Getting closer, I saw why - its feet were taped to the rail. I then noticed it was an all-metal magpie and going nowhere. It was the only bird I saw in Browning Street.
It looked real from a distance.
A white magnolia tree exhibited just a couple of mature blooms.
White magnolia tree.
A single garden lamp and a fading football stature were the only garden ornaments of interest.
Garden lamp & fading footballer.
A bear's breeches plant and a purple salvia added a little colour.
Bear's breeches and salvia.
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet whose best-known poem was "How Do I Love Thee," read during many wedding ceremonies.
Robert Browning.
. Running off Mt. Dandenong Road is Shelly Avenue.
Shelly Avenue from Mt. Dandenong Road.
An industrial complex has a nice garden alongside its building featuring agapanthus, many geraniums and some brilliant canna lilies.
Canna lilies in industrial garden.
Geraniums.
The northern side is mostly industrial with gardens of geraniums, daisies, gazanias and a verge garden of geraniums around a tree.
Gazanias.
Geranium verge garden.
At the intersection with Tennyson Avenue, Shelly Avenue becomes Shelly Court, all residential.
Shelly Court.
A broom tree added a splash of yellow. Grevilleas added a splash of red and birds of paradise always add colour.
Broom tree.
Grevilleas.
Bird of paradise.
In keeping with being a well-established area, many picket fences fronted many properties
Picket fences, always a welcome sight.
Percy Shelly (1792-1822) was an English poet whose best-known poem was "Ozymandias."
Percy Shelly.
This avenue runs off Colchester Road and ends at The Shellys.
Tennyson Avenue.
It's a well-establish area with many picket fences to prove it.
Wooden or metal, they are all attractive.
Some very colourful roses were a standout floral exhibit, where a butterfly bush and a dusty miller plant added to the avenue's colour.
Beautiful roses.
Butterfly bush and dusty miller plant.
The gardens showed some unusual ornaments. The tin cat and dog were a standout. Three cement rabbits looked cute.
Tin dog & cat.
Cute bunnies.
I saw no avian activity in Tennyson but they were catered for with a birdbath and a nesting box.
Bird bath & nesting box.
A large group of white agapanthuses were growing on a verge garden.
White agapanthus.
Gardenia and jasmine flowers heralded their appearance with their distinctive aroma before they were sighted. To smell flowers is a bonus to any walk.
Gardenia & jasmine.
One hydrangea bush was seen as was a plumbago bush.
Hydrangea & plumbago bush.
In keeping with the well-established look, a rusty gate and a couple of garden seats all looked under-used.
Definitely not a swinger.
Garden seats.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was another English poet with his most well-known poem being, "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
Lord Tennyson
is a no-through road included in the Poet's Corner. An article on Byron Road can be seen on the link. It has the best floral exhibits of all the poets' streets.
Chinese lantern.
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English poet. His most well-known poem was "Don Juan."
Lord Byron.
If you start your poet's walk at the Colchester Road end of Browning Street and finish at the Colchester Road end of Tennyson Avenue, a short walk along Colchester will have you back at your starting point, have seen some grevilleas, daisies and a noisy miner.
Daisy.
Grevillea.
Noisy miner.
It's a walk with a sense of history.
