Wellington Botanical Gardens

Wellington Botanic Garden

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(3.7K) · Botanical garden in Wellington, New Zealand
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Visit Wellington Botanic Garden and enjoy its 25ha of unique landscape, protected native forest, conifers, specialised plant collections, colourful floral …

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Jan 19, 2025
A fantastic gardens. Loads of thought for children has gone into the design. The fairy path is very enchanting for children. & the summer magic trail for kids was far better than we expected with rea…Full review by Trip25740193729
Jan 17, 2025
I can’t say enough about this place. We road the cable car to the top and then took the orange path down (took about 2 hours since we stopped to look at the plants). The path is a bit confusing whe…Full review by TravelingMomGrandma
Jan 9, 2025
We got the cable car up then walked down through the botanic gardens, this made it a great day out for kids. Highlights were the playground, rose garden, and indoor garden. It was a really nice easy …Full review by JonBrownNZ
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The Wellington Botanic Garden, located in Wellington, is a lush area covering 25 hectares, known for its diverse plant life including nativ…
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Located:Wellington, New Zealand
Area:25 ha (62 acres)
Type:Municipal botanical garden

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Hi, we plan to visit in Feb/Mar period. Can we expect roses to be blooming? Thanks!
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Could be - depends when they deadheaded the last lot - it takes about 52 days for a new set of blooms - there weren't many out when I was there in October.
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Hi, we plan to visit in Feb/Mar period. Can we expect roses to be blooming? Thanks!
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It is very likely there will be roses blooming.
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There is a quote about the 'soul flying' on a bench which I wish I had written down if anyone visiting sees it please can they …
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There is a quote about the 'soul flying' on a bench which I wish I had written down if anyone visiting sees it please can they tell me exactly what it says and who said it please?
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Not sure Karen but there is an amazing bit of artwork called 'body to soul' made up of the words changing a letter at a time, up a slope of steps. It's by Mary Louise Brown. There …
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Not sure Karen but there is an amazing bit of artwork called 'body to soul' made up of the words changing a letter at a time, up a slope of steps. It's by Mary Louise Brown. There could be a plaque beside it using that phrase but I don't remember seeing it. If I get up there again, I'll check it out.
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Du you pick at the cruise port?
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Sorry can't be of any help. Walked from the hotel to Cable Car and took the cable car up the hill.
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If I send someone up on the Cable Car to walk down through the gardens...how long does it take?
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It depends how fast you walk? But I would set aside an hour.
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Answer by Wayne P · Oct 2, 2016
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