Larnach Castle Gardens, Dunedin

March 17, 2015 by  
Filed under Travel for everyone

Dunedin, New Zealand is promoted as The Garden City. Let’s explore a bit and see how it got this distinction.

We are at Larnach Castle in the hills overlooking Dunedin and the Otago Harbor.IMG_3013aWe have visited the castle (click here to see part one, Larnach Castle) ,

so let’s head out into the gardens.IMG_2999a

It is early autumn here on the South Island of New Zealand, but everything is still so green.

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Now, that took the eye of an artist to create all those shapes and shades of green!

Every direction the camera is pointed, there is a photo worth taking.

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And tucked in, here and there, are touches of whimsy.

DSCF7616aI understand why this garden has been awarded not only the title of

Garden of National Significance

but also the distinction of

Garden of International Significance.

One more photo to entice you to visit this garden  (do enlarge it to see all the details).

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Enchanting!

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