Poet's Corner, Kilsyth

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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.


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.


Also with nice blooms were many agapanthuses and a large jacaranda tree.


It is a well-established area with many picket fences, weatherboard houses and old gardens.


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.


A white magnolia tree exhibited just a couple of mature blooms.


A single garden lamp and a fading football stature were the only garden ornaments of interest.


A bear's breeches plant and a purple salvia added a little colour.


Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet whose best-known poem was "How Do I Love Thee," read during many wedding ceremonies.


Shelly Avenue. Running off Mt. Dandenong Road is Shelly Avenue.


An industrial complex has a nice garden alongside its building featuring agapanthus, many geraniums and some brilliant canna lilies.




The northern side is mostly industrial with gardens of geraniums, daisies, gazanias and a verge garden of geraniums around a tree.





At the intersection with Tennyson Avenue, Shelly Avenue becomes Shelly Court, all residential.


A broom tree added a splash of yellow. Grevilleas added a splash of red and birds of paradise always add colour.






In keeping with being a well-established area, many picket fences fronted many properties


Percy Shelly (1792-1822) was an English poet whose best-known poem was "Ozymandias."


Tennyson Avenue. This avenue runs off Colchester Road and ends at The Shellys.


It's a well-establish area with many picket fences to prove it.


Some very colourful roses were a standout floral exhibit, where a butterfly bush and a dusty miller plant added to the avenue's colour.




The gardens showed some unusual ornaments. The tin cat and dog were a standout. Three cement rabbits looked cute.




I saw no avian activity in Tennyson but they were catered for with a birdbath and a nesting box.


A large group of white agapanthuses were growing on a verge garden.


Gardenia and jasmine flowers heralded their appearance with their distinctive aroma before they were sighted. To smell flowers is a bonus to any walk.


One hydrangea bush was seen as was a plumbago bush.


In keeping with the well-established look, a rusty gate and a couple of garden seats all looked under-used.




Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was another English poet with his most well-known poem being, "The Charge of the Light Brigade."


Byron Road 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.






Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English poet. His most well-known poem was "Don Juan."


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.







It's a walk with a sense of history.

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