Hamilton Gardens

A grey afternoon but there was a lot to admire at Hamilton Gardens. We explored the enclosed gardens, different types developed over 4,000 years and different civilisations. Above part of a Japanese garden.

  

Indian garden.

At the entrance to the Maori Te Parapara gardens...

...this shows kumera growing and a storehouse.

Something completely different - a Tudor knot garden

The Saucy Sue

The Mansfield Garden, an early 20th century garden as described in The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

One of the newer gardens, the ancient Egyptian

And the surreal...

These strange trees have branches that move around (and me by the spade!)

And finally, the tropical garden.

There are 17 enclosed gardens altogether. This is just some of them.