I promised Kate to take her on a tour of Floriade this year, so Spidey and I visited on Sunday to check out the Alice Springs Beanie Exhibition with a view to a Picknit, and also to meet up with Helen Rippin - the dye-diva of Waratah Fibres (sadly, no website or blog).
For foreign readers, Floriade is Canberra's annual spring festival. Bulbs en masse together with garden displays and other activities. This year's theme is Aussie Myths and Icons. There was a Yowie, Kate, but no Sasquatch ;). I didn't photograph many of the myths and icons, mostly because the interpretative signage was pretty bad and we couldn't decipher some of the displays.
For foreign readers, Floriade is Canberra's annual spring festival. Bulbs en masse together with garden displays and other activities. This year's theme is Aussie Myths and Icons. There was a Yowie, Kate, but no Sasquatch ;). I didn't photograph many of the myths and icons, mostly because the interpretative signage was pretty bad and we couldn't decipher some of the displays.
Flowers.
Myths and Icons 
Possibly the Sydney Opera House made from bamboo?
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (also home of Australian Rules Football - the posts are the Aussie Rules goal posts)
Dunny complete with red back spider
Fibre
Shark Bite Hat
Tea Party Hat
Evil women bearing fibre (Helen Rippin on left, Spidey on right)
Large bag of dye-diva fibre. I only bought 50g - promise.
Daisy display which depicts sheep
Actual sheep (Spidey has dibs on this one)
A TTWC makes a pilgrimage
10 comments:
How lovely! Thank you for the beautiful pics - I love those arches of bamboo, whatever they are meant to symbolise. And finally, someone has found a practical use for a Kingswood ute!
I so love the enormous sweeps of colour at Floriade - none of the other festivals I've ever been to can compare. Again, thank you.
That is lovely. I have the good fortune to live near Longwood gardens, one of the DuPont family estates that they turned into a garden and they change the displays for each season. Even in the winter there is a lot to see in greenhouses scattered all over. But it's nothing like that. AND you get fiber!!!
gorgeous photos Taph. i can't wait to go again this year.
the photos are marvellous. I must make sure I actually get there this year.
Lovely photos - I live Floriade and envy you getting along there - love that fibre - You're so good - only 50gr? Well done!
Great coverage - now I don't need to go!
:-)
I can't believe it's been a whole year since I was there! Woweeee.
Gotta love tulips.
The tulip farm out on the federal hwy is really nice too. And they had ceramics and dutch pancakes - I can't remember any fibre though.
Talk about coming full circle. I remember walking through commonwealth park and seeing them plant bulbs.
Love the hats. I could see myself wearing the tea party hat just to embarrass the teen.....evil laughter!
Congrats on the fibre restraint. Although I am scratching my head wondering what you can do with a mere 50g. :)
ah yes the usual parade of aussie stereotypes by which we continue to perpetuate the myth. oops sorry did that come out loud? im such a bad cynic. i should just enjoy the flowers, which really do look spectacular, and make me feel a litte bit canberra-home-sick and remind me how much i miss you guys!
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