Paddington and Scout Stop to Smell the Roses 4.

            PADDY:  "Goodness Scout!  You were right about being tenacious!  I have climbed so far and sniffed so many roses, like this 'Crimson Glory', which is so beautiful!  I shall have to sit for a little while and rest." 

SCOUT:  "See Paddy!  It's fun being tenacious!  Now let's go play hide-and-seek in the herbaceous border!"

PADDY:  "Well, I'd like to except..." 

SCOUT:  "Except what Paddy?" 

PADDY:  "Except I don't know how to get down."  *Looks dubiously to the ground far below.  "Do you know how to get down Scout?" 

SCOUT:  "Of course I don't Paddy!" *Looks to Paddy.*  "I thought you did!  I know we climbed up here, but... but how do we get back down?" 

PADDY:  "Well Scout, I'm always happy to help you, but... but... but I don't think I can get down!" *Panics.* 

SCOUT:  "Does that mean... we're stuck here?" *Panics*

PADDY:  "Possibly Scout."

SCOUT:  "But Paddy!  We can't stay here forever!  What will we eat?  I think I have a grumbly tummy Paddy!" *Panics more.*  

PADDY and SCOUT:  "Help!  Help!"        

Paddy, Scout and I all spent a delightful Saturday with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in the Yarra Valley, where we visited the picturesque Alowyn Gardens, which I had never heard of before, before having luncheon at the Yarrawood Winery.

My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago).  He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes.  The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt.  He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.  

He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years.  He is a very precious member of my small family.

Scout is a recent addition to our little family.  He was a gift to Paddy from my friend.  He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa.  His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House.  He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences.  Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family. 
 
The Alowyn Gardens are just outside Yarra Glen, east of Melbourne, in wine making country.  The Alowyn Gardens started as weed and blackberry infested paddocks that were formerly part of a horse stud.  The land was cleared in 1997 before revitalisation of the soil was conducted.  Two years later in 1999 the first tree was planted.  Today the Alowyn Gardens are well established, and provide an informative and educational experience for visitors.   It has been designed with shade and comfort in mind. Plant names are on view to educate visitors about the gardens.  The gardens have one of the largest Japanese Wisteria arbours as their centrepiece.  Off it visitors may wander through seven very different styles of gardens, from the formal to the informal, European to Australian.  The Native Garden is based on Australian plantings and features a dam and wetland area for animals, including a profusion of frogs and a great deal of birdlife.  The Display Garden is a collection of courtyards and small gardens featuring collections of interesting plantings.  The idea of the Display garden is to demonstrate what can be achieved in small spaces.  The Edible Garden as the name suggests, shows that kitchen gardens can be beautiful as well as functional with rows of fruit trees, vegetable and medicinal gardens and a number of edible flowers that are both tasty and beautiful.  The Birch and Casuarina Forest offers a woodland with enchanting hidden dells and contains a historical miner's hut.  The Perennial Border contains herbaceous plants which are tough and hardy, survive with minimal work and are able to cope with Australia's hot summers and cold Yarra Valley winters.  The Parterre Garden is based on the 15th Century French Renaissance design principles of low formal hedges formed into patterns.  The French Provincial Garden is the largest of all the gardens and is surrounded by avenues of Chinese Elm, Crab Apple and Canadian Maple trees.  It has large lawns, and a long water feature that runs the width of the garden.

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Taken on: October 5, 2019

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