Australian Gardens I

Posted by Dina El-Hakim on July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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One of the first things that struck me here is the profuse and lavish flora in both suburban and urban Melbourne. Trees, plants, bushes and parks are EVERYWHERE you turn your head and I love it! Palm trees sit alongside evergreens, bushes with the tiniest flowers line house fences, rose trees appear randomly like it’s … Read more

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The Budding Tulips in Ottawa

Posted by Dina El-Hakim on May 15, 2011 · 1 Comment 

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Last weekend, we went to the Canadian Tulip Festival, a yearly tradition whose reason I just learned about (hey Canadian History class in high school was designed to be ultra boring, but I love history, I do!) “It preserves the local heritage of Canada’s role in freeing the Dutch during World War II, and the … Read more

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