Botanical Gardens, Cactus, Greenhouse, Rock Garden

Dunedin Botanic Garden; the cactus house

Rather than write a ton about all the different succulents in this greenhouse, I’ll just let you take a look. … Continue reading Dunedin Botanic Garden; the cactus house

Banana, Big Leaves, Botanical Gardens, elephant ear, Greenhouse, Palm

Dunedin Botanic Gardens

The botanic garden in Dunedin is impressive, like almost every other one in New Zealand. And of course, I focused … Continue reading Dunedin Botanic Gardens

Banana, Big Leaves, Botanical Gardens, Cordyline, elephant ear, Greenhouse, Palm, Trees

Christchurch Botanic Gardens; the Cuningham Subtropical Greenhouse

The C. A. C. Cuningham greenhouse is one of my favorite greenhouses in New Zealand. It is big in every … Continue reading Christchurch Botanic Gardens; the Cuningham Subtropical Greenhouse

Botanical Gardens, Cactus, Greenhouse

Christchurch Botanic Garden; the cactus house

This will be a short post, simply because I didn’t take many good pictures in this cactus house. For some … Continue reading Christchurch Botanic Garden; the cactus house

Botanical Gardens, Greenhouse, Rock Garden

Christchurch Botanic Gardens; Alpine House

The Christchurch Botanic Garden surprised me on more than one level. They don’t just play host to a spectacular array … Continue reading Christchurch Botanic Gardens; Alpine House

Big Leaves, Botanical Gardens, Epiphytes, Greenhouse

Christchurch, the city of conservatories

After being on the road for 3 weeks without internet access, it’s time to put something new up. A while … Continue reading Christchurch, the city of conservatories

Agave, aloe, Botanical Gardens

Aloes and agaves

It seems like there are two typical types of gardens in New Zealand. Which one you encounter depends on where … Continue reading Aloes and agaves

Agave, Botanical Gardens, Cactus, Greenhouse, Succulent

Hamilton Garden Greenhouse; The Desert

Now we have the second part of the Hamilton Garden Greenhouse. I’m going out on a limb and calling this … Continue reading Hamilton Garden Greenhouse; The Desert

Banana, Big Leaves, Botanical Gardens, Greenhouse, Palm

Hamilton Gardens Greenhouse; The Jungle

New Zealand is full of amazing botanic gardens. I have seen at least one in almost every sizable city that … Continue reading Hamilton Gardens Greenhouse; The Jungle

Botanical Gardens, Trees

Dawn Redwood, the dinosaur.

There are few plants that get me excited like the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). Like the famous and ancient fish, … Continue reading Dawn Redwood, the dinosaur.