Roseman Road, Chirnside Park
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Roseman Road is 1.1 kms in length running from
Switchback Road to
St. Andrews Drive.
It is a genuine floral bonanza with a number and variety of flowers growing in the gardens. Three of the most spectacular and colourful were a pink nerine, budlia stalk and a pink begonia.
Early in my walk, I was attracted by skyward screeching as several sulphur crested cockatoos flew overhead.
Some of the more common flowers were two different species of the grevillea, camellia and a fuchsia.
The only foot borne pedestrian was a lady walking her dog.
Two birds near each other were a currawong and a magpie, both on the ground.
Most unusual for a street tree was a holly tree with its bright red berries and prickly leaves. A palm tree was prominent in front of a tall brick fence.
Another display of red berries was identified as a nandina domestica bush.
A leucadenron bush with its red tipped leaves look quite spectacular, even from a distance. An escaped euonymus bush looked colourful with its green and yellow leaves.
Along Roseman Road is the Roseman Road Playground. This is an open grassy area with a few mature trees and a small playground.
A very nice terraced garden behind a rock retaining wall took up the whole front yard of one garden while another had a wooden arch feature.
Colourful flowers were almost in every garden. A lantana low growing shrub looked unusual with a rosette of pink flowers with a smaller central rosette of white ones.
A brilliant red alstroemeria with its trumpet like blooms was an eye catcher.
More subtle colouring were an abelia and a convolvulas ground cover.
An unexpected sight was a crimson rosella quietly sitting upon overhead wires.
Two other wire sitting birds were a wattlebird and a spotted dove.
Sitting guard upon a gatepost was an imitation owl just staring ahead with its yellow eyes.
On this walk, you will pass
Valley Ho twice as both ends run off Roseman Road. This will give you a circuit walk if you travel Valley Ho on your return journey.
This will not be a quick walk if you stop to admire all that is presented to you.
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197975 - 2023-06-16 04:32:32