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August 4, 2015 by Max Distro LLC

Eden Garden, Auckland

Birdbath at Eden Garden, Auckland

Birdbath at Eden Garden, Auckland

My first post on Eden Garden showed closeup photographs and identification of some of the exotic flowering plants. It would be a disservice to neglect the beauty and serenity of the garden as a whole or to quote an old proverb, the trees without the forest. Since I am from Las Vegas, where a tree and a few succulets form a garden, the green landscape here is almost overwhelming. Throughout the gardens many native New Zealand trees can be found including giant Nikau palms, Kauri, Rimu, Totara and ferns. The topography of this garden with little and large vistas adds greatly to the appeal of the gardens. There are also an abundance of native birds, including Tuis, Wood Pigeons, Fantails and Kingfishers, whose chirping only adds to the atmosphere.

Entrance to Eden Garden. Auckland, New Zealand

Entrance to Eden Garden. Auckland, New Zealand

Quarry Wall. Eden Garden, Auckland

Quarry Wall. Eden Garden, Auckland

Quarry Wall. Eden Garden, Auckland

Quarry Wall. Eden Garden, Auckland

Bench for Rest an Contemplation. Eden Garden, Auckland

Bench for Rest an Contemplation. Eden Garden, Auckland

As I have said before, Eden garden is constructed on the site of an old quarry. Now and again you run into the edges of the garden and find quarried walls of stone. Now they are covered in moss, lichens and lovely plants, a gentle reminder of the history of the place and the boundaries of the garden. Also, since it is located on a hill, the garden paths have a fair amount of climbing up and down although there are strategically placed benches to rest.

Beautiful Grouping of Summer Flowers. Eden Garden, Auckland

Beautiful Grouping of Summer Flowers. Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Trellis. Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Trellis. Eden Garden, Auckland

Souvenir de la Malmaison. Eden Garden, Auckland

Souvenir de la Malmaison. Eden Garden, Auckland

To say the landscapes are lush is a bit of an understatement, beautiful and unusual plants are wedged into every nook and cranny. I haven’t mentioned roses but I think the light pink rose seen above is the famous “Souvenir de la Malmaison” named after the Château de Malmaison where Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814) had created a magnificent rose garden.

Fern Forest. Eden Garden, Auckland

Fern Forest. Eden Garden, Auckland

Lilyturf Royal Purple (Liriope muscari). Eden Garden, Auckland

Lilyturf Royal Purple (Liriope muscari). Eden Garden, Auckland

Lilyturf Royal Purple (Liriope muscari). Eden Garden, Auckland

Lilyturf Royal Purple (Liriope muscari). Eden Garden, Auckland

Liriope muscari is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plants from East Asia. Common names in English include big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. It is a perennial with grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall. They had this along several of the garden pathways.

White Mophead Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

White Mophead Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

White Lacecap Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

White Lacecap Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

Pink Mophead Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

Pink Mophead Hydrangea macrophylla. Eden Garden, Auckland

Thoughout the garden, hydrangea snowballs and lacecaps gave splashes of color to the the green foliage.

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

Eden Garden, Auckland

Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

Dotted around the garden are statues in white stone although I don’t know who the sculptor was. They certainly add another dimension to the garden.

Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea). Eden Garden, Auckland

Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea). Eden Garden, Auckland

Japanese Maple. Eden Garden, Auckland

Japanese Maple. Eden Garden, Auckland

Aucuba Japonica Variegata. Eden Garden, Auckland

Aucuba Japonica Variegata. Eden Garden, Auckland

Even without flowers, the visual contrasts of unusual varigated leaves, outright red leaved maples and even red stemmed leaves was visually striking.

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

Garden Statue. Eden Garden, Auckland

A Grouping of Hosta or August Lily. Eden Garden, Auckland

A Grouping of Hosta or August Lily. Eden Garden, Auckland

View from the Top Over a Jacaranda Tree. Eden Garden, Auckland

View from the Top Over a Jacaranda Tree. Eden Garden, Auckland

They have a little area to enjoy the view at the top of the hill, made more beautiful by some strategically placed jacarandas.

Waterfall, Dragonfly Sculpture and Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Waterfall, Dragonfly Sculpture and Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

Koi Pond. Eden Garden, Auckland

A particularly restful spot was the Koi pond with the sound of falling water and the shade of tree ferns. This photo of the Koi pond has reflections of the undersides of the famous New Zealand Silver Ferns and red coy in the water. If you are in Auckland, consider a visit to the Eden Garden, lovely almost any time of the year.

References:

Website: http://www.edengarden.co.nz/index.cfm

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