At long last

It took a long time but at last the pineapple which started growing last December was finally ripe and we were able to pick it. It wasn't as flavoursome as I had expected it to be but it wasn't sour thankfully. It was much more yellow than the pineapples that are on sale at the fruit shops which are still green and some of them are quite sour.  

I wanted to pull all the rest of the pineapple plants out but my hubby said to leave them so we will see if we get any pineapples from them. This one was not in full sun which is probably why it took four years or so to grow. 

We have about another dozen growing and some of those are in full sun so it will be interesting to see if they produce pineapples any quicker if at all. 

When at the Farmers' Market a couple of weeks ago I crossed over the road to Queens Park to see how the gardens were looking as the Carnival of Flowers starts at the beginning of next month. It goes from the 1st to 30th September if anyone is interesting in visiting at that time. As you can see in the above photo the hedge in this garden which I think is French inspired was hit badly by the recent frost that hit our area. We lost several plants as it was quite severe. 

If you do visit this garden check out the pathway when you leave it to move into the rest of the park. 

Some of the flowers are already blooming and I imagine it is always a bit of a challenge for the gardeners to have the parks looking as perfect as possible for the Carnival. Seeing as the event goes for the whole month this year instead of ten days it will definitely be a challenge. 

In the past the gardeners have had to deal with hot weather, westerly winds and vandals but despite the setbacks they still produce stunning gardens as they would have lots of plants growing at their nursery to fill in the spots where the plants are damaged. 

At this stage Brisbane and surrounding areas have just come out of lockdown of which we were not a part thankfully so all being well the Carnival will still go ahead unlike the Brisbane EKKA which had to be cancelled for the second year which caused great disappointment to our farmers who show their animals and produce at the show. 

I am sorry I haven't caught up with my blogger friends' latest posts. I am still using my old iPad which refuses to allow me to view my Blogger Reading List as it is so outdated and I really need to start using my new one which I bought last year when iPads were as scarce as hens' teeth in some of the stores. I really hate throwing out devices that still work....sort of. It is such a waste. 

Have a great week everyone!