Poyner Avenue, Lilydale
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An attractive flower was a shrub of pin cushion proteas, their orange colouring contrasting with the green leaves of the shrub.
Agapanthus were flowering I many locations, mostly in large stands.
The only birds seen were a fossicking magpie and an Indian myna perched on a television aerial.
Only about three gardens had roses growing.
Two small plants seen were a giant taro and a sage palm.
A not seen before plant was a Chinese windmill palm, looking attractive with its colourful tips on its lower fronds.
A variety of fences were on the few properties that had a front fence. Some act as retaining walls.
Several hanging baskets were attached to the railings on a small front porch. They looked attractive being all in flower. Several New Zealand flax plants were growing in a raised garden bed. They are endemic to New Zealand. Another garden had three metal objects attached to a wooden railing panel.
A mailbox, a sitting figure and a garden lamp were the only notable garden ornaments seen.
Poyner Avenue is a no-through road terminating at the Old Pound Reserve. If you Google “Weekend Notes Old Pound Road” you can read my article on that reserve.
Not often seen is the dusty miller plant. It is a native of the Mediterranean area and has attractive yellow flowers.
Another attractive yellow flower was the tecoma yellow bells a native of the Americas.
One front yard had a wheelbarrow filled with ripening strawberries.
Bottlebrush and grevilleas were two Australian natives in several gardens.
The echeveria succulent has unusual blooms when in flower.
Geraniums are a common flower but have a range of interesting species.
Poyner Avenue was named after Edward Poyner who arrived in the district in 1858 from Shropshire, England. He was a stonemason by trade and owned several parcels of land in the area.
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301211 - 2025-01-14 05:47:25