Me in foreground of Australian Native garden in Healesville.

We visited this property with its wonderful views under the Open Garden Scheme.

THE PLANTS SHOWN BELOW ARE ALL AUSTRALIAN NATIVES

Husband Mike and I visited this beautiful one acre garden in Healesville last Sunday.

Me on a garden visit to Healesville last Sunday

Ashton and Jack at Jack's party

CAMERON PLAYING ON JACK'S NEW SWING SET

TATE AND JACK AT JACK'S PARTY

TATE IS VERY INTERESTED IN COUSIN HARRY

At Jack's party

Ash and Jack play in the sandpit

Tate at his home in Mirboo North

Youngest daughter Nicola sitting on her wall in Mirboo North

Tate in his garden in Mirboo North with Ashton

Baby Harry with Tate

Tate loves babies. Here he is cuddling his cousin Harry.

Tate nuzzling Cameron

Fourth grandson Tate nuzzles third grandson Cameron at Jack's party yesterday.

Husband Mike at Jack's party on Saturday 29/10

Third daughter Nicola with her first son Ashton

I took this pic on Saturday at their new place in Mirboo North.

Tate left and Cameron

My two youngest grandsons today at Jack's party.

Our youngest daughter and her husband's house and land

I visited them over the weekend in Mirboo North.

The weather cleared in time for Jack's 5th birthday party today

Jack and Tate at Jack's party today

Jack with cousins Ashton and Tate in his sandpit

Husband Mike made this sandpit for Jack.

Son In Law Ben with his son Harry

Fresh fruit at Jack's party

Tate snuggling baby Harry today at Jack's party

Ashton playing in his backyard at Mirboo North

Ashton with birthday hat and mask

Two cousins at Jack's party

Ashton and Jack wear their party hats at Jack's birthday today. Husband Mike made the sandpit as his present from us.

Middle daughter Pip made these gingerbreads for Jack's birthday today

Eldest daughter Emma with son Jack

Start of son-in law's vegetable garden at their home in Mirboo North

Third grandson Cameron today at his brother Jack's fifth birthday party

Tate and Cameron at play

Ashton and Tate in their garden in Mirboo North

My husband is a landscape gardener

My husband Michael is a landscape gardener which certainly helps when it comes to choosing and planting Australian Native Plants in our south facing block.

NATIVE FRANGIPANI IN OUR GARDEN

I TOOK ALL THE IMAGES BELOW OF NATIVE FRANGIPANI GROWING VIGOROUSLY IN OUR BACK GARDEN.

Our pond in the back garden has banjo frogs

Native frangipani in our back garden

A place to sit in our back garden

Another view of the back garden with Aust Native plants

Rough tree fern at the back of our house

Another native hibiscus in our back garden

Close up of native hibiscus in our garden today