"Makes Me Happy Monday" Number 17 part b

Hello,

Welcome back to part b of Mondays Make Me Happy posting. I have a few more garden photo's to share with you. This is the view part way up the driveway of "Sierra Verde" The shadows and shade provided by the trees is entrancing. Lots of deciduous trees like amber's ashes swamp cypress and evergreen trees are placed around the property.

I would love to take a dip in the pool. Can you imagine laying back here having a swim surrounded by all that greenery and privacy.

This photo shows a waterfall that flows from the pool. Water slides down the grey part of the wall and is recycled back into the pool. It was just stunning and very relaxing.
You can see to the right of the picture some rock retaining walls. There were several beds retained by this and a stunning set of steps to the main entrance.

This old barrow caught our eye in the driveway. I have know idea what its original job was but I am sure it got a work out.
After Ian and I finished our walk around the garden we decided it was lunch time. A look around Kalamunda didn't find what we were looking for so it was decided to go to the best place in the world!!!! We drove to Bickley to have lunch at Melville Rose Nursery.

This place has the best atmosphere and it was extremely busy being a beautiful Autumn day. Yes I did manage to purchase a few new rose bushes. More about them on another posting.After this we still had time to visit another nursery that has an open day about three times a year.

Thus we landed at Whistlepipe Gardens. This place has an amazing amount of plants in tube stock and bigger pots. I purchased a salvia that I was interested in getting. The photo above shows just part of the collection of Clematis that is for sale. Have a look at the gutter of the home,you can see what takes priority here. I hadn't been to Whistlepipe for a couple of years and the garden had grown so much. Last time the owner had recently re-done some of the garden. The difference was astounding. On leaving Whistlepipe we discovered a new garden centre we hadn't been to before. Yes I did make one purchase. A purple potato creeper. Then it was onto Bunnings and Better Pets and Gardens for a few more plants . Then onto home for tea kindly provided by Lucy. Thanks Lucy. So that was our day out in Kalamunda. We both loved our day out in lovely places plus the scenery is just beautiful throughout the hills area and we loved it even more because there was green in the paddocks. I would love a bit of rain, they keep on saying it is coming!!! Please click on the the photo's to get a better look at them and the link to the rose nursery.

Happy Monday.

Bev C