The Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden welcome you to this web site and this fascinating public garden. New Zealand's most historic public botanic garden is located in the heart of Wellington, the Capital City of New Zealand. It is classified as a Garden of National Significance by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture and is an Historic Places Trust Heritage Area. Located within walking distance of the commercial and shopping heart of the City, it is only a short distance from the National Museum - Te Papa. The most spectacular entry is by Cable Car. Leaving from Lambton Quay, the main shopping street, it terminates at the lookout entry to the Garden, which provides spectacular views over the city and the harbour. Return to the city by walking the downhill path back to the city heart, through the children's play area, Main Garden with its old trees, Duck Pond, and seasonal plantings, to the Rose Garden and Begonia House. "Ol Stumpy"   Come, enjoy, rest a while, have a coffee at the cafe and browse the Begonia House shop but, most important, bring your camera for those memories of this fascinating garden. This site aims to provide items of interest and assistance to all visitors and members of the Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden. 'Flash' slide shows (auto repeat) (with music) Introduction to Garden plus featured areas Autumn Begonias Guiding Lady Norwood Conservatory Light and Sound Festival Tulips Also see menu item : 'Photo Gallery/ slide shows ' for list 2009 Glow worm tour dates click for information FEATURED IMAGE The formal 'opening' of the renovated Joy Fountain. click image for information and order form mmmmm Curiosity Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Chiranthodendron is a genus comprising a single species often called the "Devil's hand tree", "monkey's hand tree", or "Mexican hand tree" (or some variant thereof) for the distinct shape of its flowers, which resemble an open human hand. This species is native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. An example of this tree is found at the top of Grass Way as you leave the Cable Car lookout, on the left, in flower late spring/early summer. Panoramic view of city from the Garden entrance at the Cable Car lookout with the cabbage trees, a feature of the NZ landscape. Duck Pond in Main Garden in autumn Web master can be contacted by e-mail information@friendswbg.org.nz Site map- opens in new window, close that window to return to this page SUMMARY OF RECENT CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO WEB SITE (click on link to view) Flash slide shows see menu item "Photo Gallery/Slide shows" 18.3.09 Otari Willton's Bush native plant museum 10.3.09 Newsletter March 2009 now available in colour 6.3.09 Friends bulb sales 6.3.09 Hydrangea collection 27.1.09 Guided tours 2009 24-12-08 Albert Kellogg 12-Dec-09 Christchurch Botanic Garden Newsletters - on links page 4-Sep-08 Begonias 12-2-08 Annual bulb sales 22.2.08 Bedding displays 22.2.08 Giant dragonfly 22.2.08 Guided walks 2008 18.12.07 Herbarium Amoris photo exhibition 16.12.07 Garden hosting invite 12.9.07 Pines and needles Dompost pinetum article (pdf file) 12-8-07 Newsletters from 4-2001 now available Main Menu item 15-05-07 Pinetum - under Garden features 2-5-07 Herb garden 11.3.07 This site is optimised for a modern browser, with a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels. This site includes many photo illustrations. These may take time to load depending on your download speed. I believe the wait is worthwhile. Many of the images are loaded progressively, with three passes. Please give them time to fully download especially if you are using a slower connection Full site counter from 14.12.08 (Does not include pdf files)

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