Clifton Hill architecture - Art Deco and Federation

More photos of interesting Architecture around Victoria on a web page HERE. And Melbourne: Ivanhoe Arts and Crafts, and Victorian Historic, and Banyule Colonial House, Heidelberg HERE.

And compare the Clifton Hill old Pub to the a very similar art deco pub at Bridgewater, on the Loddon river, Victoria on my other "blog" HERE....

Photos below are : Ex A.N.Z. Bank, 370 Queen's Pde , Clifton Hill Station in use still! Clifton Hill Church, Ex United Kingdom Hotel, 199 Queens Parade,Clifton Hill Art Deco built 1938. Clifton Hill train station

Beleura National Trust House & Garden Mornington

Brighton 4 coffee succulents and dangerous dog

Eaglemont Architecture and garden

Very interesting Burley Griffin house with fantastic views over the Yarra River parks of Ivanhoe and east.

Native Orchids Cranbourne

More native orchids in the wild in Victoria here: http://www.geocities.com/harridan99/hols/bass-orchids.html Click for big picture - Thumbnail Orchid

Cranbourne Botanical Gardens Photographs

Australian native plants from all over with orchids growing under the cafe - visitors centre. Many were in flower as it is almost spring too. Our tour was taken at a leisurely pace over about 2 hours around the outer circle perimeter foot path, followed by a superb lunch in the cafe. The Garden was designed by the landscape architecture practice of Taylor Cullity Lethlean and covers 11 hectares with over 100,000 plants that have been planted over the last 3 years. Ephemeral Lake – by Edwina Kearney y and Mark Stoner - liquid-shaped ceramic plates. Diversity Gardens - plants from all states. Rocky waterway with large iron sculpture. Kids were seen later enjoying a paddle

Home Garden - Cranbourne

Home garden - no need to water