The Australian Women's Weekly

Thrill of the wildf lower chase

‘Pull over! I see pink ones!” My friend Dianne and I are on a long weekend road trip through Western Australia’s Golden Outback, and it’s August, the early days of the wildflower season. What began as a pleasant way to escape the city for a few days has become an obsessive hunt: searching for wildflowers now seems as serious as spotting game on an African safari, and as much fun, too.

The pursuit of ticks on our wildflower bucket list – multi-coloured everlastings,

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