Silver grey leaved mallee trees make beautiful ornamentals. The lemon yellow gum blossoms are prolific and draw a mass of busy bees. You can see this in bloom now in the mallee display garden at the Goodman Gate of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. I’ve just planted one in my front garden. Woohoo!

Eucalyptus gillii - northern Flinders ranges

Acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 cm set inbound wood box frame, ready to hang.