Garden sights in Auckland
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Auckland Domain
Covering about 80 hectares, the green swathe of the Auckland Domain contains sports fields, interesting sculpture, formal gardens, wild corners and the Wintergarden, with its fernery, tropical house, cool house, cute cat statue and neighbouring cafe. The mound in the centre of the park is all that remains of Pukekaroa, one of Auckland’s volcanoes. At its humble peak, a totara surrounded by a palisade honours the first Maori king. Admirers of the male form should check out the Domain’s grafton Gate, a wonderful art-deco sandstone construction topped with a larger-than-life bronze nude. Walking here from the city will take about 30 minutes, or you can catch the Link Bus to …
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Parnell Rose Gardens
Watch boats skate across the harbour from this pretty pozzie where you'll be in a bed of blooming roses between November and March. Big old trees, including the oldest manuka in Auckland, watch over the quaint cottagey gardens, which sweep down to the superb saltwater Parnell Baths.
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Wintergarden
The Wintergarden, with its fernery, tropical house, cool house, cute cat statue and neighbouring cafe, is in the Auckland Domain which contains sports fields, interesting sculpture, formal gardens and wild corners.
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Eden Gardens
On the eastern slopes of Mt. Eden, Eden Gardens is a horticultural showpiece noted for camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas.
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