Re: New Zealand and Austrlia in November
Gay Klok wrote:
>
> Dear Richard,
> November is peak viewing time in both Aussie and NZ. The gardens in NZ are
> wonderful, roses, Rhodos etc and if you want to visit gardens open to the
> public during November in Australia, you can purchase the Australian Open
> Garden Scheme book with coloured photos, times of opening and how to get
> there. We always open our gardens in November under the official Open
> garden Scheme during November - sometimes twice - early Spring for Magnolias
> and bulbs and cherry blossoms in October and always November as being a peak
> time. The book costs [I think] around Aus$ 16
Thanks for the reminder Gay. I should have said there is a comparable NZ
publication called "Gardens to Visit" the latest edition of which is
usually freely available from bookshops around the country.
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
