Re: New Zealand and Austrlia in November
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: New Zealand and Austrlia in November
- From: S* G* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:10:20 PDT
Agree with Gay that November is the peak viewing time for flowers and fresh
foliage in Australia (particularly the southern parts. Looking at the
Australian Open Garden Scheme Guidebook is a good way of finding some of the
best private gardens around. In addition, if you are visiting Victoria other
gardens that I can recommend include:
Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
Garden of St Erth, Blackwood
Cloudhill, Olinda
Heronswood, Dromana
There are others of course, so if you are coming to Victoria happy to
provide further info
Susan George
McCrae, Victoria, Australia
>From: Gay Klok <gklok@trump.net.au>
>Reply-To: gklok@trump.net.au
>To: "medit-plants@ucdavis.edu" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Re: New Zealand and Austrlia in November
>Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 18:33:34 +1000
>
>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
>
>Richard Starkeson wrote:
>
> > Am contemplating a visit to New Zealand and the Sydney area of Australia
> > in early November. To those of you from that part of the world (I'm
> > from San Francisco), I was wondering what gardens mught look like that
> > time of year, and what weather I might expect. I have'nt noticed anyone
> > on here from New Zelanad, but was hopeful.
> >
> > I heard rhododendrons (obviously not medierranean) bloomed in October in
> > NZ, so I am guessing it is rather springlike.
> >
> > Speaking of whether, northern Claifornia is having one of the coldest
> > springs on record. We have yet to see anyreally warm weather (there
> > were a FEW days . . .).
>
>--
>Gay Klok Tasmania
>
>NEW ARTICLE: May article:
>My article, this time, is a chatty story of me, a "townie"
>first becomes to grips with "country living" Attached to
>the article are many photos of my favourite flowers
>and scenes in this, our late Autumn and early Winter gardens
>http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/tasmanian_gardening
>http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/3411
>http://members.tripod.com/~klok/WRINKLY_.HTM
>
>
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