Timaru Gardens

Kia Ora!

Most homes in Timaru and other New Zealand (NZ) cities where I have lived take pride in their gardens (yards). Recently I strolled around my neighborhood in Timaru and snapped photos of some of the gardens.

Yellow roses on North St.

First, a view of the small garden behind our flat. Every day I go out and select the "rose-of-the-day", a play on words. (Hotel dining rooms in NZ always have a roast-of-the-day on the menu.) Our dinner table is graced with a daily yellow rose, rarely a roast.

Neatly trimmed hedge

Some gardens are surrounded with a neat hedge that provides privacy for the family.

Abandoned and weedy

Of course, there is always the exception that gives credence to the rule. This is a rare sight. One can only wonder about the story behind this abandoned house on a cul de sac off the main thoroughfares.

The rest of the gardens speak for themselves. As we move into winter, the landscape will become less floral.

Fall flowers

Red berries in fall

Features hill country tussock

 

 Cheers,

Kiwi Traveler

Privacy for family, beauty for neighbors