There are so many fabulous FREE things to do in Auckland and one of the things I really enjoyed was visiting the Wintergarden and Fernery in The Domain park. There are 2 big greenhouses with loads of plants and flowers squeezed in everywhere - hanging from above, all around the sides and on the small pond, in every colour, shape, size, pattern and texture you can imagine!
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| They have veg growing too! |
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| Frilly little edges |
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| These little pods were fascinating, I thought that maybe they catch flies or other insects to eat?! |
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| Hanging bark |
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| We turned up on a day when a couple got married - you can just see them in the top left hand corner! |
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| At first I thought the tiny spheres on the undersides of the leaves were eggs laid by insects but after researching when we got home I found they were the plant's seeds or spores; there were so many and all perfectly round |
A nice hour spent wondering around amongst all the colour and even better that it was warm inside the greenhouses when it was a little chilly outside!
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