Best places: Gardens in Hibiscus and Bays, New Zealand

Historic Victorian-style glasshouses with tropical & seasonal flowers, plus a courtyard & pond.

Contemporary complex with sculpture gardens, art galleries & a vineyard, plus an elegant restaurant.

Recreated village with colonial schools & stores, plus period clothing & artifacts on display.

😠 Paid $13pp for an entry for the tulip festival but only to see tulip in one spot(near the entrance packed with people taking photos). Had the most expensive hot dog ever($9.5) in one of the 2 food stalls inside. Garden itself is not so well maintained, and nothing really reflect the “festival”. Most...

👍👍 We visited Ngatea Water Gardens over the labour weekend, and I must say, it's a hidden gem worth every moment. The garden is impeccably clean and beautifully maintained. The combination of beautiful flowers, greeneries and fantastic water features is a visual delight. You can by a feeding bag for $1...

👍👍 Its a beautiful garden with pathways and trees, shrubs, flowers and peace. Which includes a wood. It only costs $5???? I was amazed by that. The butterfly house was my favourite part. I stood in awe watching Monarchs flying, feeding, mating . They danced around my head and hands. The colour...

👍👍 Great place for Friday night catch up after work. A good selection of food and drinks. I must recommend the meat platters. Perfect for the cave man and great peered with any drink.

👍👍 This place is amazing! It is very big and absolutely breathtaking. It is my favourite time of year, when the leave start to turn colour. It's an awesome display. I do feel that $20 is quite steep, although I do understand that maintenance of such beautiful space would cost quite a lot. Unfortunatel...

👍👍 What a neat place! It is a bit difficult to find. You have to go all the way to the end, and park there under the trees, otherwise it is a bit of a hike from the bottom entrance. The owners were very friendly and helpful. You can choose a guided tour or self guided. There were so many interesting t...

👍👍 Beautiful garden to visit. We basically had the whole garden to ourselves because we visited off season but it was still worth it! Alan was very knowledgeable about the garden and showed us the monarch nursery and how they make compost. Very cool place to visit and would love to come again during ha...

👍👍 I think this is the smaller garden besides the big garden. Same peaceful and quiet. If you are down, come here and you will feel love

👍👍 Just found out this lovely garden, right besides the zoo and the park. It's small but absolutely beautiful. Easily feel the originality of Japan.

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