A trip to Floriade

A bed of tulips

Close up of tulips

We had such a beautiful day for our trip to Floriade last week. In case you don’t know it, it’s the annual spring flower festival that runs for a month over September and October. We missed it last year as we were overseas so it was nice to return again. My Dad came with us this time, we had been trying to get he and Mum to visit since we moved to Canberra but she was never well enough. He really enjoyed his time there and since he’s become quite the gardener he was literally on his knees examining the soil! He also, at age 81, had his first ride on a ferris wheel, which is the only way to truly appreciate the elaborate garden bed designs.

You can see by my photos what a glorious day we had. There’s nothing like Canberra in spring.


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2 responses to “A trip to Floriade”

  1. These photos are beautiful! What a fun thing to share with your dad. And how cool to have a ferris wheel to see it all from. Brilliant.

    We had our first winter storm, 10-12 inches over night. Several branches and trees down in the neighborhood, along with some power lines. We had a big tree crack that is over our house so today we are searching for someone to come trim it. And my 17-year old daughter slid while driving and wrecked our best car.

    I think you’re having more fun than I am. Thanks for sharing some spring with me.

    1. Sorry to hear you’ve had such a bad start to your winter and I hope your daughter is OK. Come to Australia – it’s warm!

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