Trachycarpus Appreciation
Trachycarpus fortunei, the Windmill Palm or Chusan Palm, is fairly common in this part of the world. Not common enough … Continue reading Trachycarpus Appreciation
Category: 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
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
Big Leaf Appreciation Day
I haven’t spent as much time doing any gardening of my own lately. In fact, I left my own garden … Continue reading Big Leaf Appreciation Day
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
A rock garden
A simple title, and a simple post. This rock garden belongs to the Auckland Botanic Garden. It occupies a very … Continue reading A rock garden
Butterfly Creek… something to work towards
Today I had the opportunity to visit a very interesting garden. The entire venue is called Butterfly Creek, and includes … Continue reading Butterfly Creek… something to work towards
Life above freezing
Today as I went through the greenhouse, cleaning up fallen leaves and spiderwebs between plants that I haven’t moved in … Continue reading Life above freezing
Big Leaves 