Bromeliads & Gingers

 Went up to Buderim on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday to buy some bromeliads for our back yard.  This garden was totally awesome (& I don't like that expression but it fully describes what we saw).

 This is only a little part of the garden - they are sometimes open for the Open Garden Scheme but not this year.  We had a wonderful time choosing plants - could have bought a lot more.

 We then went to the Ginger Factory at Yandina http://www.gingerfactory.com.au/ had lunch (not noteworthy) & had a look around the garden.  The heliconias are just magnificient & are a great subject for a quilt or two.

Ginger flowers - we only have cream flowers like this beehive flower. There are so many different ginger plants with so many different & vibrant flowers.