Corbett Gardens, Bowral
After leaving
Camelot on Tuesday, we continued on to the
Southern Highlands town of
Bowral to see the
Tulip display in
Corbett Gardens. Over 90,000
Tulip bulbs are mass planted to present a spectacular Spring display.
Corbett Gardens is a small public park at the entrance to
Bowral where
Tulip Time is an annual event. This year the author of
Mary Poppins, PL Travers (real name Helen Lyndon Goff) was a featured theme. The inspiration for writing the
Mary Poppins stories came to the author whilst she was a teenager telling bed time stories to her younger sisters, when they lived in
Bowral.
A beautiful garden bed filled with masses of
Tulips. This bed had
mixed varieties. On the left is the
Senior Citizens Tea Rooms with tables and chairs spread out along the bank of the little stream, a perfect place to relax and enjoy the sunshine and flowers.
This magnificent
Weeping Cherry Tree was in full bloom and looked amazing. Many visitors were dressed in
Spring fashions and
National Costumes so they could pose to be photographed amongst the
Tulips.
Another view of the Gardens from beneath the
Kanzan Cherry Tree. There are many lovely old trees growing in the Gardens, including
Japanese Maples,
Red Oak,
Maidenhair Tree, London Plane and Himalayan Cypress.
Mary Poppins ready to "take off" under her open umbrella. It is 85 years since PL Travers wrote about the perfect Nanny,
Mary Poppins.
The chimney stacks forming the silhouette of
Old London Town, part of the
Mary Poppins theme.
Hamilton and
Leen Van Der Mark Tulips are on display beneath the chimneys.
A lovely pot of pink
Tulips along one of the pathways. There were many such pots placed around the Gardens with magnificent displays of the many varieties of
Tulips.
We were lucky to have a bright sunny day to see the
Tulips.
4 comments:
Tulips are always a delight to see. Here we shall have to wait until May for our festival of them.
Always worth the wait. There are now so many varieties in all different colours. I have never been able to grow them, not the right climate where we live.
We caught the train to Bowral this time last year so it was nice to relive the gardens this year with you. I can get tulips to grow but they don't repeat flower unless they are lifted and I am too lazy for that. That said however, this is only lonely little tulip flowering in my garden right now.
It's always nice to see the tulips. We have been to Bowral a few times over the years and always enjoy this small display for the colours and varieties. Also not too much walking!
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