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Melbourne's Summer Parks and Gardens

We've had our last glorious day of summer.    As the nights draw into winter,  we welcome our Aussie autumn! Whilst we are all into the current ICC Cricket World Cup, our sporting ovals, now full with kids playing cricket in the sunshine,  will begin to make way for the season of muddy soccer players. Anderson Park, Hawthorn East with Melbourne city view. Despite the feeling,  that we'd had a terrible summer, our summer was spot on average. The past few years have been above well average  global warming heatwave summers. We've come to expect many days above 40 degrees C and all, except the drought tolerant gardens, suffer. Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne Feb 2015 This summer  was a perfect Aussie summer  for this Sweaty Betty Brit  used to calling any day, that is not freezing cold, "lovely weather" In February, we had several heavy downpours,  the rain is always  welcomed by our plants! Here are some of my