A Garden Stroll

 

I took advantage of our reasonably sunny afternoon here today and went for a pleasant stroll around Hamilton Gardens.

There were a few people doing the same thing, but nowhere near enough to say the place was crowded.

The Kitchen Garden was showing off a lush plot of winter vegetables.

I admired this large patch of Globe Artichokes,

And wished my rhubarb would grow as well as this.

The Italian Garden was one of the loveliest of the Theme Gardens I visited (I never had time to go round all of them).

Anyone for a game of Edwardian tennis?  It comes with dainty cream puffs and tiny crustless sandwiches!

Or perhaps you would rather join the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party?

The American Modernist Garden was quiet.  The only other person present to myself, was a gardener scratching around under the shrubs.

I loved this snake-in-the-grass in the Picturesque Garden.

The Waikato River could be glimpsed from some of the Gardens.

It was a very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

Margaret xx

 

A New Local Park

I heard about a new park that had opened up in a nearby subdivision, so went and checked it out.

I think it has the potential to become a very pretty place for a walk.

The footpaths were wide and there was plenty of good seating to be had, so one could sit and enjoy the view and the local birdlife.

I saw several pukekos and there were mallard ducks hiding in the reeds.

Stupidly, though, there wasn't anywhere to park a car. 

The road was too narrow for safe roadside parking so I ended up parked half over the kerb. 

It looks a bit like the Powers That Be want to keep the place for the exclusive use of the residents who will live next to it.

But perhaps, when the subdivision is fully developed, a decent parking area might magically pop up somewhere nearby.

I hope so.

Margaret  xx