Before we arrived at our first garden, our guide told us a few facts about New Zealand as we drove through the beautiful countryside
New Zealand has 2 main islands – the NorthandtheSouth.Thepopulation of the North is 4 million and of theSouth is 1 million. The largest city is Aucklandwith a population of 1.5 million. The capital city is Wellingtonwhich is on the south end of the North island. It is a 3 hour ferry ride from the North to theSouth Island.
There are no native pine trees in New Zealand but there are millions of pines mostly Monterey Pines from California.They were imported to be planted and used for wood.
The North island has one native palm (Nikau) and several native tree ferns (Dicksonia and others).
Agriculture is the main industry of New Zealand. They grow grapes and make wine, Kiwi, cattle and dairy.
So far the weather has been overcast with a little rain in the mornings and the peopleI am travelingwith are great.
Hello Barry, Hope Jenkins here. I traveled with you in May in Italy. I enjoyed & shared your garden blog with many friends then. Now I’m following your HPSO journey in New Zealand. I was there on an HPSO tour in 2016. Now I’ll get to enjoy some of the same experiences and some new ones through your wonderful blog. Great photos and videos. Thank you for all the time & effort you put in to share your experiences with us, your readers – and viewers. 💛
Hello Barry, Hope Jenkins here. I traveled with you in May in Italy. I enjoyed & shared your garden blog with many friends then. Now I’m following your HPSO journey in New Zealand. I was there on an HPSO tour in 2016. Now I’ll get to enjoy some of the same experiences and some new ones through your wonderful blog. Great photos and videos. Thank you for all the time & effort you put in to share your experiences with us, your readers – and viewers. 💛