Always a good bet for us!
We had little time to see much of Auckland today so plumped for an attraction near us, and what a pleasure the Gardens were!
Lots of interesting sections:
Native Plants
Perennials
Edible Garden
Threatened Plants
Palms
Rock Garden etc
Lovely combinations too, in terms of colours.
Just the right amount of information as far as I was concerned, as well.
For instance, I didn't know (or hadn't remembered!) that tea comes from a camellia plant, the Camellia Sinensis.
The Nikau is New Zealand's only native palm, and grows as far south as Akaroa.
This is on the beautiful peninsula South and East of Christchurch which we visited and thoroughly enjoyed. The fronds of the palm were once used as thatching material.
Farewell NZ
Dave writes:
Last day of super trip in NZ.
Managed to fit in another Botanic Garden after spotting it was not far from our motel.
Returned car to Europcar at Auckland airport, remembering to take Ken with us. He's coming back to England where we hope to find work for him!
Currently in the airport lounge (my card accepted here) watching England's cricketers trying to
beat Sri Lanka.
Flying on to Sydney in a couple of hours en route to Dubai where we are set to arrive at 0515 local in the morning !
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