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Ayrlies Garden

Ayrlies Garden

“If you think of gardening as an art form, I think it’s (Ayrlies) the best expression of that art… The whole thing is an experience beyond any other in the country.” – Monty Don
Created in the millennium year this thirty-five acre wetlands celebrated the life of the late Malcolm McConnell. The eight acre lake is seen from many parts of the garden and in its own way links the garden to the sea. It has become home to many native and visiting wildlife.

Te Kainga Marire

Te Kainga Marire

Te Kainga Marire – Maori for the peaceful encampment – is a skilfully designed inner-city native garden that mimics – and even improves – New Zealand’s natural environment.

Situated in a once weedy New Plymouth valley, Te Kainga Marire is now considered to be one of few private gardens of international significance by the prestigious RNZIH New Zealand Gardens Trust.

The garden wraps around the Poletti-Clarkson family home, snuggles up to a coastal swamp forest remnant and pa site and spills on to the neighbouring river reserve and Te Henui walkway leading to the city and sea.

This is a harmonious garden that weaves subtle textures and colours with quirky forms. Lush ferns, wetland plants, alpine treasures and native trees here make up a microcosm of the New Zealand landscape – a gem of Middle Earth.

Pukeiti

Pukeiti is a garden of international significance. Pukeiti hosts one of the world’s biggest and most diverse collections of rhododendrons and other exotics, creating an explosion of colour among lush, native rainforest and mountain streams.
Marvel at the filmy ferns and luscious landscape, as well as the views which included the surfbound coast, North Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu. He was also attracted to the clean and healthy looking rhododendrons which were still thriving despite being in an old and neglected garden. 
Cook donated the block to the Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust and work soon started on developing the property. The official opening took place on Thursday 1 November 1951, when the gates were opened to visitors who walked from the shack right through to the summit along the bush track and partly formed road.

Wellington Botanic Garden

Wellington Botanic Garden

Visit Wellington Botanic Garden and enjoy 25 hectares of specialised plant collections, colourful botanical displays, unique landscape, protected native forest, and views over Wellington City.

The diverse gardens help to show how important plants have been, are now, and will be in the future. The vital role plants play in our lives is crucial for our planet’s health.  

Visit our wildflower garden for the pollinators, see different examples of how to grow your own food and experience the interconnectedness of nature in action.

Dunedin Botanic Gardens

Dunedin Botanic Gardens

The Dunedin Botanic Garden celebrates its 160th anniversary in 2023, marking its position as New Zealand’s first botanic garden. It occupies 33 hectares in North Dunedin at an altitude of 25 – 85 metres above sea level. The Garden has hill views from sunny lawns, more than 6,800 plant species and the song of wild native bellbirds, wood pigeons and tui.

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Founded in 1863 with the planting of an English oak tree, the Christchurch Botanic Gardens have grown from small beginnings to become a much-loved destination for Cantabrians and visitors alike. Over the years natural wetlands and sand dunes have been transformed into an elegantly cultivated 21 hectare park with more than 10 different gardens framed by mature trees and expansive lawns, which are mostly contained within a loop of the Avon River.
From the spring drifts of daffodils, spectacular summer roses, stunning autumn leaf displays and cosy conservatories to explore over winter, there’s something to delight in every season.

Auckland Botanic Garden

Auckland Botanic Garden

The Auckland Botanic Gardens covers 64 hectares (156 acres) of land, including 10 hectares of native forest. Opening to the public in 1982, the Auckland Botanic Gardens is a young garden by world standards.

The Gardens attract over 1 million visitors each year and is a member of the New Zealand Gardens Trust, an organisation that assesses gardens for the quality of visitor experience and promotes garden visiting.

Our team are extremely knowledgeable about plants, and are passionate about connecting our visitors to plants and gardens. As horticultural experts, our role is to help people engage with plants and gardens, and to highlight their importance in everyday life. We run regular workshops and drop-in sessions where our staff can give expert advice and tips to our visitors.

Billabong Falls

Billabong Falls

Billabong Falls once home to International award winning landscape designer Phillip Johnson is now open as a luxurious bed and breakfast in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges. Stay amongst the majestic Mountain Ash and lush natural bushland in the stunning Yarra Valley. Escape to peace, quiet and reconnect with nature, listen to tumbling waterfalls, swim in the natural billabong or just sit and drink in the surrounds and expansive views.

Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens

Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens

At 14 hectares the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are easily viewed over the course of a relaxed day. If your time is limited, you can tailor your walk to encompass your personal interests. For instance, if you want to take in the Garden’s most significant cultural heritage landscapes and major iconic trees the walks above the Lily Pond would be rewarding and could be coupled with a visit to the Gatekeeper’s Cottage and the Gardens’ heritage walls, the Arthur and Eardley-Wilmot Walls. If you want to learn about Tasmanian plants, walk through and discover the Tasmanian Collection then visit the Greater Hobart Garden to look at our local flora. You should also add the Subantarctic Plant House to experience the closely related flora of wind blown Macquarie Island.

Kings Park & Botanic Garden

Kings Park is one of the world’s largest and most beautiful inner city parks. It is rich in Aboriginal and European history, contemporary culture and offers innovative design, displays and services. Kings Park has an international reputation for scientific research, leading horticulture, conservation and public education. Kings Park is home to the spectacular Western Australian Botanic Garden, which displays over 3,000 species of the State’s unique flora. Two thirds of the 400 hectare park is protected as bushland and provides a haven for native biological diversity.

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Nestled in the foothills of Black Mountain, the Australian National Botanic Gardens is the perfect retreat from the rush of city life. Come to the Gardens, breathe in the fresh air, listen to the birds and watch the trees sway with the breeze. Take a stroll beneath the canopy of the Rainforest Gully, enjoy a coffee or a massage, and leave feeling rejuvenated. With over 4,500 species on display, the Gardens is the only place where you can see the true variety of native Australian plants in one location.

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has been a treasured part of Melbourne’s cultural life for more than 170 years – much loved by generations of Victorians, as well as by many visitors from interstate and overseas. It is a picturesque haven for recreation and an important resource for education, conservation, science and horticulture. Melbourne Gardens extends over 38 hectares and houses a collection of more than 8,500 species of plants from around the world, including amazing and diverse plant collections such as camellias, rainforest flora, cacti and succulents, roses, Californian species, herbs, perennials, cycads, plants from Southern China and, in the Rare and Threatened Species Collection, plants from south-eastern Australia.