New Zealand – Plants
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We had a great time in New Zealand in January, 2011. Our group left Atlanta two days before the huge snow/ice storm hit and closed the city for four days!
Each day we’d have breakfast in 75 degree weather and talk about how things were back home. It was a great time to be gone!
January in New Zealand is their summertime. Here some of the plants we saw:
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Hydrangeas were in full bloom.
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Roses were at their peak!
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I'd love to have this rose!
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Tree ferns were everywhere.
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This fern fiddlehead is three feet tall.
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Check out the size of this New Zealand impatiens.
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This is why Norfolk Island pine often outgrows its indoor space!
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Eucalyptus can be huge.
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Did you know weeping mulberry grew this big?
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The plants were gorgeous...but the sunsets were too.