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Japanese garden_Bonsai house_10. Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. NZ landscaping ideas for New Zealand.

Japanese garden_Bonsai house_9. Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Landscape design ideas for the New Zealand climate.

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Japanese garden_Bonsai house_2. Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Landscaping Ideas for Auckland. NZ.

Palm gardens_1. Mt Coot-tha Botanical gardens. NZLANDSACPES.COM. NZ landscaping ideas.

Palm gardens_2. Mt Coot-tha Botanical gardens. NZ landscaping ideas. NZLANDSCAPES.COM.

New Zealand Tui. NZLANDSCAPES.COM. Birdlife in the garden photo series.

Tui feeding on nectar. NZLANDSCAPES photos.

New Zealand Tui feeding on nectar. NZLANDSCAPES.COM Birdlife in the garden photos.

Tropical Plant Health. Soil selection - Moist well drained soils Appropriate container size - Using an appropriate container for your tropical plants and selection of the correct soil type for your tropical plants are essential to healthy plant growth Correct watering - Indoor tropical plants will require strategic watering schedules to ensure healthy growth, watering would vary through differing species. Outdoors tropical plant beds can be thirsty due to the large fleshy leaf and high water loss from most tropical plants. Water according to your plants requirements. Appropriate available light - Indoors plants will require particular light levels, too dark and tropicals will not grow well. Light requirements will vary according to individual plant requirements. Beware of direct sunlight on fragile foliage. Pest and diseases - Most indoor and out door tropical plants are susceptible to attack from disease and pests. A regular spray regime and knowledge of your plants pests life cycle a...

Titirangi Views. Spring season photos. New Zealand. Landscape designers, Auckland New Zealand.

Titirangi residence. Vista views

Titirangi Views in Auckland New Zealand. Landscape photos, NZ Landscape designers.

New Zealand native Tui. NZLANDSCAPES photo series Birdlife in the Garden.

New Zealand birdlife in the garden series, New Zealand Tui bird.

Side-walk Art. Brisbane Vue Bar / Restaurant. Brisbane Australia. Landscaping ideas.

Plant of the week. Strelitzia alba - Bird of paradise tree. One of the most stunning in Tropical flowers. The white Strelitzia alba is breathtaking in size, colour and drama. Plant in full sun to part shade, can be grown indoors but may grow to 15 foot outdoors dependent on local climate zone. Blue black / white flower spikes in late winter early spring-mid spring. Seeds can be selected for germination or propagation by dividing the root ball.

Entrance way to gardens framed with majestic plantings of palms. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens. Tropical planting ideas for landscape gardening. NZ.

Views from look-out. Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.

An impressive display of dry climate plants within the Brisbane botanical gardens shows succulent plants growing on mass and thriving in the subtropical temperatures of the dry Australian climate. The Gardens also show a wide range of tropical and native plants situated in a natural parkland settings, some of the walks are truly impressive. Capturing views from one of Brisbane higher land points Mt Coot-tha, the views back toward the central city offer glimpses of the 52 hectare garden in the foreground with the CBD area of Brisbane in the farthest views. The generous paths lead you through native garden areas from the top lookout down, then through Japanese gardens, palm and water gardens, water dragons included, Bonsai feature trees in the bonsai house, bromeliad and agave gardens, fernery, tropical display dome featuring impressive tropical flower display, planetarium and dining court / Restaurant. Please see Mt Coot-tha photos for details

Succulent plantings in dry Zones. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden. Landscaping ideas for New Zealand.

Succulent gardens. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens

Succulent gardens_2. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden. Unusual landscape feature plants.

Succulent plantings. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden. Landscape ideas for NZ gardens.

Yucca and Agave sp. grouped. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden. Landscape feature plants.

Tropical plant dome. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens. Dry zone plants for New Zealand gardens.

Yucca sp. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden. Dry Zone Plants for landscapes in New Zealand.

NZ landscape designers landscaping ideas. Succulent gardens. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens

Succulent plants on mass. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens. Landscaping ideas for Arid dry zones.

Succulent close up photo. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens, landscaping ideas nz.

Succulent garden bronze foliage feature plants. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens. Tropical landscapes. NZ landscaping ideas.

Succulent garden photos. Mt Coot-tha botanical Gardens. Landscaping ideas for dry zones. NZ.

Feature plantings of succulents. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Succulent landscapes. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Succulent garden photo 8. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Succulent garden photo_9. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Succulents growing in dry environment. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Close up of succulent. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Group of Yucca plants. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Pony tail Palm flowering. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Close up of succulent flowering. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Pony tail palm. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Landscape photo succulent garden. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Tropical plant dome 1. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Tropical plant dome_2. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Tropical plant dome_3. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Tropical plant dome_4. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

Tropical plant dome_5. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden

King Fern. Fernery. Mt Coot-tha botanical Garden