Friday 18th March



Part two of the annual flower show takes us inside, where a jazz band is playing classics le beau loves like 'Come Fly with Me' and 20s/30s music we've danced to. It's very bright inside! 



This year's centerpiece was a large dinning room, perhaps at a formal party or ball. With the feature being flower skirts. We thought there was too much space and not enough within it.



There was a wing (the building is divided up into two levels with four wings on the ground floor) of arches, wedding inspiration. Where the dream catcher represents all your lost dreams once you get married and settle down, or the web of lies that you'd tell yourself that you're happy. XD




















My other favourites, light pink roses and succulents. Very popular for your typical white wedding, where the bridesmaid all wear blush/nude/very pale colours. Mainstream.








































Just in case you wanted to bring something home, though prices were higher than, say, safeway. Though I'm not sure what it would be compared to the markets and florists.

We enjoyed the show this year with more of a focus on feature gardens, rather than the indoor section. Though I loved the show last year, which I felt was bigger and had more things I'd want in my garden. You can check out the show in 2015 here.





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Friday 18th March



Off to the city to get some work done then to dinner outdoors. Melbourne's weather is a bit special. Yesterday night it was a very warm summer's night. Today rain.

We came, we saw but we did not successful conquer pick any flowers, due to adult supervision in the form of jas. I was so close! I just wanted one flower, and they weren't selling that particular one. It did sprinkle a little, and the darkness was fast to arrive. While the gardens were beautiful bathed in artificial light, the photograph isn't the same as during the day. But still lovely enough to share with you all at home/procrastinating at work.




























Someone forgot the tripod... but quality aside, this little house in the lake is amazing! And the lake was already there btw, there was a boat you could row. I'd love a garden with a lake, one that's not too deep with monsters. There were beautiful gardens, with water features, rocky paths and fire pits. And then another section with achievable gardens. XD

My favourite garden had a path of concrete slabs, in a garden beside a lake/pond. In the pond there was a platform with a roof where you could sit and gaze back at the garden, to get to the island you needed a boat. Row boat. I'd love that. I'd love to have an entertaining outdoor space. 



























Kids under cover had a fundraising auction on cubby houses that started from 5k, all were sold, though some were cooler than others. There was a pirately jungle themed house on its side with tilted doors. I struggled to get in without hitting my head. Everyone struggled with all of them, though I'm the shortest of them all. There was a house made of cubes that we couldn't find the way in, and a jungle gym one with a fireman pole. Security was there to judge me, as no one else was small enough to get into all the cubby houses. 


After dinner we went for a stroll in the gardens. There were cubby houses! my favourite was a cube with a desk, window seat and bed upstairs. Could live here during college if I had almost no stuff. Though the space under the bed would be good for a wardrobe.



Food truck dinners, limited choice in terms of familiar trucks. I didn't research who the food trucks were so instead of buying something along the way we had dinner there. $35 ribs for jas, who said they were smaller than described, though very tasty. 

From a very well priced Indian place I had a $10 tandoori chicken wrap. Everything was <$14. It was very good minus a few bites of chewy chicken. What I really wanted was butter chicken with rice from Red Pepper.


Jas had bbq, which he said was smaller than listed, that or they included the coleslaw as part of the weight for the meat. He said it was delicious though. 



Dutch Pancakes are a favourite of Jas's and remind him of grandma's pinklets (mini mini Lucy sized pancakes) but puffier and lighter. Served with ice cream, fake maple syrup and icing sugar. We are very glad we didn't wear black tonight!






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