Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!
Here’s a Pink Ginger that was found at Queen’s… one corner of the Gardens is dedicated to trying to replicate the wet tropics, with overhead watering and some fairly decent massive trees.
Getting back to Form, Gingers with their massive long leaves on long spikes/branches make a strong statement in any tropical scene…
In Queen’s there are some decent areas of turf, with arboreal features including a good selection of Palms… Check out this Palm with its cluster of flowering fruit and its aggressive trunk formation.
A Hibiscus Flower from Queens… Hibiscus offer a delicate flower but are a bulletproof shrub worthy of a prune every third year or so… They do however suffer from aphids when they are out of their true element…
I never knew these gardens were there…but then I wasn’t looking for gardens 30 years ago! ;)
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
Ok, next to the Isaballa Rose Gardens at Queen’s is the Herb Garden… when I visited there weren’t much happening, but these Chives were offering flower and strong lineal form.
Form is always about shape… the colour of this small fern-like herbaceous cover shows that colour can provide a dramatic contrast…
Heliconias provide a great display, not only do they have the strong strappy leaves, but their angular flower spikes make for a focal attention in any gardenm or flower display
pain master said:
Here’s a Pink Ginger that was found at Queen’s… one corner of the Gardens is dedicated to trying to replicate the wet tropics, with overhead watering and some fairly decent massive trees.Getting back to Form, Gingers with their massive long leaves on long spikes/branches make a strong statement in any tropical scene…
Spectacular flowers. Wish I could grow more of them here.
pain master said:
A Hibiscus Flower from Queens… Hibiscus offer a delicate flower but are a bulletproof shrub worthy of a prune every third year or so… They do however suffer from aphids when they are out of their true element…
MrP has started some new hibiscus plants this year. He is so enthusiastic but I am cautious knowing the frosts can ruin them here.
Dinetta said:
I never knew these gardens were there…but then I wasn’t looking for gardens 30 years ago! ;)
I’m with you D. I never think of Townsville as being green. It must have something to do with Castle Hill looking so barren and bare.
pain master said:
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
A great place for a wedding apparently??? Really!!!!!!!!
pain master said:
Form is always about shape… the colour of this small fern-like herbaceous cover shows that colour can provide a dramatic contrast…
I used to have a big pot of this Calathea once. Lost it somewhere.
pain master said:
Heliconias provide a great display, not only do they have the strong strappy leaves, but their angular flower spikes make for a focal attention in any gardenm or flower display
Lurv it. Dramatic pic.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
I never knew these gardens were there…but then I wasn’t looking for gardens 30 years ago! ;)
I’m with you D. I never think of Townsville as being green. It must have something to do with Castle Hill looking so barren and bare.
Mayor Mooney had a lot to do with the Greening of Townsville, and despite the amalgamation of the two councils, King Les is keeping the green areas looking good. There’s also the Dan Gleeson Park in Thuringower and the new Riverway complex is a spectacular use of sporting facilities and public amenities, right alongside the Ross. There’s also a fantastic pathway that spans the length of the Ross River and this has some gorgeous shady parks and trees….
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
A great place for a wedding apparently??? Really!!!!!!!!
Well the lawn areas nearby are prolly a better spot, but they do get a few groups through the rose garden having their snapshots done. But I have noticed more and more younglings getting married (or photos anyway) at the Palmetum amongst the tropical rainforest section… As long as they got the DEET????
pain master said:
Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!
1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/australia/townsville/parks-and-gardens-in-townsville/queens-gardens-townsville.html
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interesting bit of history re the gardens, here…
pain master said:
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
I can’t even grow Icebergs.
Bubba Louie said:
pain master said:
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
I can’t even grow Icebergs.
Icebergs do really well up here…get sick of looking at them…but my guess is they require lots of TLC until properly established, after which you can forget about them except for watering and mulching…
Dinetta said:
Bubba Louie said:
pain master said:
Roses in the tropics? Well floribundas do well, guys like Iceberg are okay… Here amongst Romanesque columns, the Isabella Phillips Rose Gardens display what you can achieve in the tropics with roses. A great place for a wedding apparently???
I can’t even grow Icebergs.
Icebergs do really well up here…get sick of looking at them…but my guess is they require lots of TLC until properly established, after which you can forget about them except for watering and mulching…
I got so sick of them that after a few years I gave the lot away.
Bubba Louie said:
Dinetta said:
Bubba Louie said:I can’t even grow Icebergs.
Icebergs do really well up here…get sick of looking at them…but my guess is they require lots of TLC until properly established, after which you can forget about them except for watering and mulching…
I got so sick of them that after a few years I gave the lot away.
Oh, I’m so “over” roses up here myself, I quite agree with you…
pain master said:
Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!
i just used awesome.
we don’t get a clear scale of the urn in this pic – go back to square one LOL.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
pain master said:
Form is always about shape… the colour of this small fern-like herbaceous cover shows that colour can provide a dramatic contrast…
geez – form is always about shape??
there is a heck of a lot of overlapping in character, texture, colour, lighting.
character in particular seems to jump from the icecream ginger shot to the rustic palm trunk.
if this is going to be a book these shots had better be black and white because at time the colour is overwhelming.
its great! – i love critising LOL.
pain master said:
Heliconias provide a great display, not only do they have the strong strappy leaves, but their angular flower spikes make for a focal attention in any gardenm or flower display
unreal in detail – this heliconia.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
she can’t have opened them as she never visited Aus. But they would be named in honour of her.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Named after a Queen who opened these Gardens many years ago, way back in 1870, the Queen’s Gardens take up a massive 4 Hectares at the base of Castle Hill in the centre of town. Awesome!1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
I didn’t think she travelled? Her son, the Prince Regent did, tho’…
pepe said:
pain master said:
Heliconias provide a great display, not only do they have the strong strappy leaves, but their angular flower spikes make for a focal attention in any gardenm or flower display
unreal in detail – this heliconia.
Makes me want to race out and buy one…I know I can grow them as I stole a few from our Rok office and they put up a good fight but eventually, you know, desert conditions in the pot and all that…
pepe said:
pain master said:
Form is always about shape… the colour of this small fern-like herbaceous cover shows that colour can provide a dramatic contrast…
geez – form is always about shape??
there is a heck of a lot of overlapping in character, texture, colour, lighting.
character in particular seems to jump from the icecream ginger shot to the rustic palm trunk.
if this is going to be a book these shots had better be black and white because at time the colour is overwhelming.its great! – i love critising LOL.
Good call, form ain’t always about shape… perhaps form is about contrast? If you have all of the same kinda leaves, bush shape in a garden then your “form” maybe lacking… but something that contrasts to your other foliage may count as “form”?
pepe said:
pain master said:
Heliconias provide a great display, not only do they have the strong strappy leaves, but their angular flower spikes make for a focal attention in any gardenm or flower display
unreal in detail – this heliconia.
I do like the red in this one, with the very sharp focal point…. me thinks I may have used my 35mm macro lens?
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
I didn’t think she travelled? Her son, the Prince Regent did, tho’…
Ooops, sorry, nah she didn’t open the gardens…. they were just named after her…. me thinks….
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:1870? Which Queen was that? I can’t believe I never heard about these Gardens: they must have been a well-kept secret!
Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
she can’t have opened them as she never visited Aus. But they would be named in honour of her.
BG is right…
>Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….
I reckon most of the British Empire was named after her during her 63+yr reign…
;^)
Was the safest thing to do at the time… 8^)
CollieWA said:
>Queen Vic? There’s a park and a Pub named after her also….I reckon most of the British Empire was named after her during her 63+yr reign…
;^)
Was the safest thing to do at the time… 8^)
Indeed…. I notice your 8^) no longer has the 8^)=… have you shaved down some additional weight?
>have you shaved down some additional weight?
I shaved off about 2 years ago before I started my previous job..
CollieWA said:
>have you shaved down some additional weight?I shaved off about 2 years ago before I started my previous job..
sweet.
and Butterflies… or Cairn’s Birdwings.
and others…
OMG! They have Frangipanis in a Bot Gardens up here! That’s like planting Agapanthus in the Mt Lofty Gardens!!!!
pain master said:
and Butterflies… or Cairn’s Birdwings.
OOooooooo!