Wellington Botanic Garden

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The Wellington Botanic Garden is just up the street from our house. The pictures are from a couple of different visits we’ve made there. It’s very beautiful and quite nice to stroll through on a pretty day. Strolling has a different connotation here in hilly Wellington, of course!

Some facts about the Botanic Garden:

• The original 13 acres were founded in 1843.
• In 1871 an additional 54 acres were granted to the Garden, bringing the total to 67 acres.
• The Garden’s oldest tree is over 200 years old.
• The Lady Norwood Rose Garden blooms from November to May and is named after the wife of a former Wellington Mayor.
• There is a duckpond and a cool playground for the kids.
• The Garden is home to the Carter Observatory, NZ’s national astronomy center (quite a hike to get up there!).
• The final and highest stop of the cable car line is in the Garden, as is the Cable Car Museum.

Enjoy the photos!!



View of the City 2
View of the city from the Observatory lookout at the Botanic Garden
View of the City 3
View of the city from the Observatory lookout at the Botanic Garden
View of the City 4
View of the city from a lookout at the Botanic Garden. The white fencing in the foreground runs along the cable car tracks.
View of the City 5
View of the city from a lookout at the Botanic Gardens
Botanic Garden 1
Lady Norwood Rose Garden
Botanic Garden 2
Lady Norwood Rose Garden
Botanic Garden 3
Lady Norwood Rose Garden
Irony
A sign at the Cable Car Museum. It reads: WE REGRET THAT OUR WIND SPEED INDICATOR HAS BEEN BLOWN AWAY IN THE RECENT GALES
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The Duckpond
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The entrance gate on Tinakori Road

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27th March 2007 15:13 - Marcia DiGiusto: Very Cool
Hi Den and Em, I love the pictures, but I don't see any other people in them. Did you go when everyone was asleep? Love Mom
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View of the City 1
View of the City from the Observatory lookout in the Botanic Garden

View of the City 2
View of the city from the Observatory lookout at the Botanic Garden

View of the City 3
View of the city from the Observatory lookout at the Botanic Garden

View of the City 4
View of the city from a lookout at the Botanic Garden. The white fencing in the foreground runs along the cable car tracks.

View of the City 5
View of the city from a lookout at the Botanic Gardens

Botanic Garden 1
Lady Norwood Rose Garden

Botanic Garden 2
Lady Norwood Rose Garden

Botanic Garden 3
Lady Norwood Rose Garden

Irony
A sign at the Cable Car Museum. It reads: WE REGRET THAT OUR WIND SPEED INDICATOR HAS BEEN BLOWN AWAY IN THE RECENT GALES

Botanic Garden
The Duckpond

Botanic Garden
The entrance gate on Tinakori Road

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[Marcia DiGiusto]

Very Cool
Hi Den and Em, I love the pictures, but I don't see any other people in them. Did you go when everyone was asleep? Love Mom