Wintergarden in Auckland, beautiful glasshouse

September 02, 2025

Wintergarden in Auckland, beautiful glasshouse

In 2012, I was in Auckland for 10 days. I visited a lot of beautiful places

Here you can read more about my wine journeys:

https://drinkitmakeit.blogspot.com/

https://sydafrikaveddudet.blogspot.com/

How did I get to the tour recommendation?

Read here:

How did William Shakespeare save my as*?

https://whowerewitches.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-did-william-shakespeare-save-my-as.html

Read more about the garden:

"One of Auckland Council’s jewels, the Wintergarden at the Auckland Domain is a treasure of great historic interest. It was designed in the early 1900s in the style of the famous English partnership of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jeckyll and opened in 1913.

Rare and spectacular plants including the Amorphopallus titanum (corpse flower) and a large collection of chrysanthemums, in an ever-changing display can be seen in each of the two barrel-vaulted Victorian style glass houses which face out on to an extensive courtyard and sunken pool. The marble statues in the courtyard between the glass houses were added in the 1920s and 30s by local businessman William Elliot. One house is heated and shows off lush tropical and heat-loving plants while the other displays temperate plants changing with the seasons.

Substantial pergolas link the formal design and host many showy climbers. A wide collection of New Zealand ferns growing in a sunken scoria quarry to the rear completes the Wintergarden complex."

- Source: https://www.gardens.org.nz/visit/auckland-domain-wintergardens

Here comes my pictures from 2012, Auckland Wintergarden: