Hamilton Gardens

Hamilton Gardens is a gem of a place – 54 hectares of themed gardens, some classical and some stark-raving bonkers. We spent a few hours here stumbling around and coming across these visual treats.

There’s not much to say here – it’s all about the photos.

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A journey to the far east

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To see a dragon tortoise

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There’s Marilyn

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Indian Garden

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Indian Garden too

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Italian Renaissance Garden

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Mad

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Ancient Egyptian Garden

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Surrealist Garden

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Maria shrunk in the rain

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Spooky trees in the surrealist garden

We are now going back to Whangarei for a couple of weeks of boat work, and then we are off on a road trip – by campervan.