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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. (See photo at end of this page)
Return to the city by walking the downhill walkway 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, then through the historic Bolton Street Memorial Park.
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.
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VISITORS
If you wish to see the main areas of the garden and enter via the Cable Car, purchase a one way ticket and then walk back to the city on the Downhill walkway, visiting all
main areas.
From the Rose Garden you can either:
1. Return to
the Cable Car climbing up via Serpentine Way and Remembrance Ridge.
This is a relatively steep walk and can be tiring on hot days, but does include most of the Sculpture Walk
2. The recommended option
is to continue walking the Downhill Walkway to
the city, passing through the Bolton Street Memorial Park which
includes a collection of heritage roses, and the historic
cemetery and finishes close to the Parliament Buildings (the
"Beehive").
DAILY GUIDED WALK CLICK FOR DETAILS
Details of the Downhill Walkway click this link
Photo of Tui, commonly seen and heard in Garden
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HECTOR TALK
Peter Hector'S talk on his grandfather, to elaborate on the exhibition currently in the Treehouse.
ALL MEMBERS WELCOME
Thursday 23 February
at 5.30pm
in the Treehouse.
SUMMER EXHIBITION
The life and work
of James Hector
Treehouse Information Centre
Hector played a very important role in the Garden's history, and this exhibition is not to be missed.
See link below for more information
on Sir James Hector
http://friendswbg.org.nz/hector.htm
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SUMMER CITY 2012
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50th Anniversary of the Lady Norwood Begonia House
Images of this event
25 November 2011
Commemorative plaque
Lady Norwood begonia house
Lady Norwood Rose Garden and fountain donated by the Norwood family in foreground
Mr Wayne Norwood about to 'open' the special tillandsia structure to commemorate the 50 years of the Begonia House.
Wayne Norwood talking at the function
Guests at the function
Guests at the function
Special speaker Professor Swee Tan
addressing the guests
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Guided walks (click
link for details)
Guided Garden
walks
Glow worms
Self
guided walks (click link for details)
Downhill walk Cable
Car to City
Kowhai Walk
Sculpture walk
Norwood Path
Self guided brochure
walks
(Brochures
available
Treehouse
and
Begonia
House)
Solander
walk
Braile (Sensation) walk
Self guided walks
Native plant walks introduction
Pukatea walk
Waipiro walk |
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Visit the Wellington Botanic Garden on Facebook
CLICK HERE
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The Garden has had a number of astronomical observatories, with a number still remaining.
For a historic review, CLICK HERE
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Historic fence conservation. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATON
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| Who was James Hector?
The first director of the Garden, he also held many significant
positions from his arrival in Wellington in 1865 including
keeper of time, director of the Dominion Museum, founder of the NZ
Geological Survey (forerunner of the DSIR)and NZ Institute (forerunner of the Royal Society of
NZ).
His story is to be found in a summer exhibition in the Treeshouse Information Centre in the Garden.
Well worth a visit.
Read his fascinating story James Hector click link
Page updated and extended 2/2/2012
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 | Who was Albert Kellogg?
He was first to describe the giant Sequoya from America, a number of specimens which are found in the Garden
He supplied most of the North West American plants imported by James Hector, that became such a feature
of this garden, including the commercially important Pinus radiata.
Read his fascinating story Albert Kellogg click link
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| Who was George Vernon Hudson?
A teenager when he first came to Wellington, he was the first to describe
the life cycle of the native glow worn from specimens found in this Garden. His extensive insect collection
eventually became the founding collecton of the Dominion Museum,
subsequently Te Papa.
With an interest in astronomy, he wrote many articles on his star
gazing in local papers, discovered a star, and was the first proponent of daylight
saving. He used the observatory telescopes in the Garden in
addition to his own.
Read his fascinating story George Vernon Hudson click link
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Panoramic
view of city from the Garden entrance at the Cable Car lookout
If you turn left exiting the Cable Car and go to the second lookout in front of the
Skyline Restaurant, you receive the best panoramic view of the city and harbour
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View back to Wellington City across the harbour
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Web master Phil Tomlinson can be contacted by e-mail
information@friendswbg.org.nz
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