Kangaroo Paw

I may have mentioned before that we bought our house from a lady who had lived here for forty years. In order to be approved to buy the home (which had been on the market for 12 months) we had to sit down for two morning-teas, including one where we took the children. She wanted the home to go to a young family and, luckily for us, we fit the bill.

Then we had to negotiate hard with her cantankerous husband.

It is only after a couple of years that you realise what a person sees in their house and why they were so reluctant to leave.

Like her garden. We are not dedicated gardeners and have not done her garden justice. Yet year after year it throws up little gems.

This year's gem is her Kangaroo Paw plantings. I'm fond of Kangaroo Paws because the red and green version are the floral emblem of my home state.

And, this year, our Kangaroo Paws are magnificent. There are two bushes, one of which must have about 15 heads, each head having twenty 'paws'.