Looking up the English Lane towards the Garden Entrance, cream clivias in the foreground. The viburnum, or snowball tree, with the rays of the sun through the flowers. The viburnum flower was said to be the favorite of the Empress Josephine.
		Standard weeping rose bushes arch over pink ranunculus mid-spring. A field of ranunculi of varied hue take the eye to the pink blossom tree, and the new leaf yellow green of a standard Louis van Houtte elm tree.
		The rays of the afternoon sun hit the sloping lawn above the snowball tree. Soft Yellow nasturtiums flow over a large terracotta pot sitting on the sandstone platform entrance to the rose garden.
		Branches of a pink blossom, one of some 40 at Francesca Park, seem to crowd out a light blue sky. Blue ajuga hugs the ground in the bluebell walk.
		A close up of pink ranunculus in mid spring. Looking across the buxus hedges in the rose garden, punctuated by the architectural green of bearded irises after flowering.
		Another view of the rose garden edging of buxus, with the large rectangular massed bed of irises in the foreground, and just a hint of pink ranunculi in the corner. A bank of nasturtiums climbs the buxus hedge in the round rose bed.
		A cacophony of pink blossom near the entrance pergola leading into the rose garden. The white blossom of the murraya paniculata, with its magnificent scent, bank up in front of another pink blossom tree.
		An almost tropical feel exudes from this scene, with the light filled trumpets of a number of brugmansias, and various jasmine specimens, including a rare New Zealand jasmine climbing towards the heavens. An apricot brugmansia in profuse bloom, garlanded with its lime green foliage, struts its stuff.
		A close up of the sturdy trumpets of a soft yellow brugmansia again shows the perfection of this species. Purple plectranthus sways in the autumn breeze.
		A blue hued bearded iris displays its beauty to the world. A yellow mollis azalea, deciduous with beautiful lime green foliage in spring and summer, stand erect and tall, as is their habit. There are about a dozen mollis azaleas at Francesca Park.
		Another brugmansia, pure white, hangs its trumpets down amongst the gum trees near the wisteria walk. A scene of purple plectranthus, white brugmansia, and gums hang over a winding pathway.
		A profusion of pink blossom, in this scene, the prunus Elvins walk: The prunus Elvins, an Australian hybrid, is the most floriferous of blossoms, blooming at Francesca Park generally in the first week of September, in a magnificent white hue, turning to this pictured print after a few days. A rare white orchid with miniature flowers hangs at the rear of the fernery, a large structure containing scores of rare and inviting plants: a real treat for lovers of fine foliage.
		The entrance to the white wisteria pergola situated in front of the "gingerbread house", a beautiful garden house of pine and cedar, with elm doors, and a sandstone floor. Here, visitors to Francesca Park can take a rest and avail themselves of the Lithgow valley spring water to slake their thirst. A glimpse of the garden house, a place of rest and repose, with the white wisteria pergola in front, sporting also many specimens of potted orchides, bromeliads, and hanging baskets of epiphyllum for the delectation of connoisseurs.
		Another view over the buxus hedges down the rose garden to the black horse gates. Looking across the rose garden towards the triple pergola, over which ramblers and pillar roses show their redoubtable beauty. The old favourites, Albertine, always threatening a takeover, and Dorothy Perkins are here.
		A carpet of sweet william, with their strong and vibrant personality, hugs the ground. The sunny colours of nasturtium cascade over a bank in front of the garden house, now almost entirely hidden from view. Three pink standard roses line up in the middle of the scene.
	This photo view displays the height factor at Francesca Park. Trees jostle to reach the sun, in the background, a Toruslosa is a verdant green behind and old gum, itself partially obscured by the lemon green foilage of a jacaranda. At right, a red blossom tree performs its shoot for aerial space whilst its trunk hangs over the pathway. There are over 500 metres of pathways at Francesca Park.
	The chatelaine of Francesca Park, June Leech-Larkin, stands with a group of friends visiting the garden. Together underneath the viburnum, are (l - r) Diana and Michael Salmon, Donna Liang, with Steve Meade standing behind, and the creator of the gardens, June herself.
	Donna and fawn, under the snowball tree.
	At a distance: June Leech-Larkin, with Michael and Diana Salmon viewing the rose garden from the front of the glasshouse.
	Also viewing the rose garden: Steve Meade and Lucien Leech-Larkin, sporting his best koala jumper.
	Donna Liang continues her quest to show off the viburnum to advantage.