There are many flowers to admire along this walk, including hakeas and grevilleas, and many other plants in bud.  The bird calls are many and so enjoyable.

1. Edging Banks Walk is Epacris impressa [Section 174], bright with its tube-shaped rich pink flowers.
2. Just below is Epacris reclinata [Section 174], a small shrub clad with shorter tube-shaped flowers in another shade of pink.
3. Almost opposite, a mint bush, Prostanthera phylicifolia [Section 210], is a large shrub falling over the rock wall. It is well‑covered with small mauve flowers.
4. Following the road on the far side of the Rainforest view the picturesque Grevillea bipinnatifida ‘Jingle Bells’ [Section 124], standing upright and bearing many large pendulous terminal red flower spikes among its attractive foliage.
5. Almost opposite is Banksia spinulosa [Section 126], a large dense shrub bright with its golden cylindrical upright flower spikes.
6. At the end of this road, below the large branches of a brittle gum (Eucalyptus mannifera), is Thryptomene saxicola ‘Pink Lace’ [Section 10]. It is so pretty with tiny pink flowers covering the low shrub.
7. Continue uphill where Correa ‘Canberra Bells’ [Section 119] bears bright red and cream bell-shaped flowers on the open shrub.  It has been selected to commemorate Canberra’s Centenary, 1913-2013.
8. Opposite is an emu bush, Eremophila maculata [Section 302], with yellow tubular flowers over the low open shrub.
9. At the corner another emu bush, Eremophila microtheca [Section 302], is a tall shrub with tiny mauve bugle flowers amid its foliage.
10. Continue along this road to the right, passing a hedge of Correa alba [Section 7]. These are dense shrubs with white star-shaped flowers amid the grey-green foliage.
11. Later, among other shrubs, Grevillea epicroca [Section 25] is quite large and clad with many dusky pink buds but only a few dusky red spider flowers.
12. Grevillea diminuta [Section 25] is a shrub with rust‑red flowers dangling from its branches.
13. Around the corner is Stenocarpus sinuatus [Section 27], with almost concealed red-orange flower clusters among its lobed green leaves.
14. Close by is Ivory Curl, Buckinghamia celsissima [Section 27], also an upright shrub but crowned with long cream flower sprays.
15. Cross over the road to see Hakea cycloptera [Section 24], an open shrub clad with small lacy cream and white flowers.  Then follow the Main Path to the next crossing.
16. Take the next gravel road on the left (see map) to view Hakea scoparia [Section 22], with cream flower clusters surrounding the stems with long needle-like leaves.
17. Follow this ‘returning’ road, passing Hakea orthorrhyncha var. filiformis [Section 21], with long angular branches along which small clusters of red flowers are attached.
18. Before taking the next path to the right, view Hakea cristata [Section 23], an attractive dense shrub with small cream flower balls edging the branches between the prickly ovoid leaves.
19. Edging the side path, Hakea bakeriana [Section 21] is a spreading shrub with pretty pink and cream open flower clusters and large fruits attached to the branches.
20. Seen here also is Hakea suaveolens [Section 20] with cream lacy flowers along its long branches.

There are other hakeas, not yet flowering, in this area. Continue along this path finishing at the Rock Garden.

Barbara Daly