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Forgotten Gardens. Some time in the last 50 years this would have been a memorial rose garden with an arbor. The CWA (Country Women’s Association of New South Wales) established this garden but it seems to have fallen out of use, possibly because the local chapter at Kootingal lost track of the project. I believe some of these roses are probably the root stock that sprouted after the grafted rose died off in the drought. Picture 4 shows a really old rose trunk. The other plant has many shoots coming straight out of the ground which is classic for regrowing root stock. #Flower #Rose #arbor #Kootingal #CWA #rootstock #australiangarden #memorial #ForgottenGarden (at Kootingal, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci13mZMvRVW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mock Vervain or Mock Verbena, (Glandularia), is in the family Verbenaceae. They are native to the Americas. Obviously that means they are a weed in Australia. Find the hungry caterpillar 🐛. These dear little flowers are growing on pathways and disturbed areas around Kootingal near Tamworth. We are up for the weekend for the dog show. Lovely quiet friendly place. #MockVervain #MockVerbena #Verbenaceae #Glandularia #Kootingal #flower #weed #america #caterpillar (at Kootingal, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CizTDBsvG6c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=