Thursday, October 13, 2022

SPRING IN THE QUARRY GARDENS

 We really enjoyed Monday's walk in the gardens.  It was a cloudy day but quite pleasant.



Clivias are doing well at present.  We have several clumps in our garden.



We also have a small pot with a Poor Knights Lily only found in the wild on the Poor Knight's Islands.


A couple of us decided to walk up to the Arid Garden.  Although I have been to the higher path many times I had never been on this path to the Arid Garden halfway up the cliff.  This photo taken half-way up the path shows how high one climbs in a short period. That is the car park we started from.



Higher up looking down on the rest of the group at the lake.  The water is quite murky following rain.


I don't know the name of this plant but it is very pretty although I wouldn't want to grow it as it has vicious thorns.





The bottom photos are Doug's who did not go up to the Arid Garden.  This is a bug house 



and below with one of the doors open.  No bugs in residence.



another photo of Chris Booth's sculpture




A pretty tea tree which I believe is an Australian one. 







I was asked to stand next to this tree to show the size of the leaves.



We always enjoy our walks in the Quarry Gardens which was followed by a cuppa at a nearby cafe.  Unfortunately the Gardens' Cafe is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

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10 comments:

  1. betty-NZOctober 13, 2022 at 11:33 AM

    Hi, Susan, What great photos of your visit. We visited a quarry garden up your way in 2010. Would this be the same one, as I can't seem to find any others in your area?

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    1. Susan HeatherOctober 13, 2022 at 7:44 PM

      I don't know of any other Quarry gardens near here. A lot of work has been done in the last 12 years.

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    2. betty-NZOctober 13, 2022 at 8:21 PM

      Thanks for that. It was quite gorgeous even back then.

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  2. local alienOctober 13, 2022 at 6:58 PM

    What a lovely garden to walk through. Thanks for the photos

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  3. RosemaryOctober 13, 2022 at 10:04 PM

    It looks a really interesting place to take a walk - I know that plant as Euphorbia milii i.e Crown of Thorns, and the tea tree plant is a Leptospermum from which they get the very expensive manuka honey.

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    1. Susan HeatherOctober 13, 2022 at 10:14 PM

      Yes, tea tree or manuka is common here. A lady working in the gardens told us the name of this one and said it was an Australian one but I can't remember the name. (Something to do with a celebration).

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    2. Susan HeatherOctober 14, 2022 at 10:59 AM

      I had not thought the thorny plant would be a euphorbia as it is the opposite of all the ones I have grown.

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  4. At Home In New ZealandOctober 16, 2022 at 8:54 AM

    What a lovely place for a walk. My SIL has clivias in full flower in her garden at the moment and they are quite spectacular :)

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    1. Susan HeatherOctober 16, 2022 at 4:38 PM

      We have three clumps of clivias two have finished flowering but the third and largest is looking wonderful at the moment.

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