As their website says, Maple Glen is
"A 25 acre private garden, nursery, aviary, woodland and wetland set in the rolling green countryside of Southland, South Island, New Zealand. Home to a large population of native and exotic birds including handreared parrots and waterfowl."
It is one of those gardens that you like to take visitors to our province to see, so spectacular as it is. It is situated 35 minutes from Invercargill so it was there that Chris, Edith and I went with Ulrika on Wednesday. Each season provides such a different experience and I was keen to tag along when the trip was suggested as I have not ever visited in autumn. Every visit also seems to see an expansion to this garden as it encroaches further and further into the farm.
Website link for Maple Glen
Unfortunately the day wasn't the kindest to us and we spent much of our visit dashing from one tree to another to avoid the rain. The views however weren't compromised and it is as spectacular as ever. The deciduous trees were starting to turn and the autumn crocuses are massed planted and were a blaze of colour.
Next stop on our tour was Fortrose which is a twenty minute drive down on to the south coast. (This is also the spot where the photo at the top of my blog is taken on a much better day.)
Link for Fortrose information
The wind was at its best and no explanations were needed for why the trees grow so windswept on a day like this. Lunch was a 'Southland picnic' sitting in the car on the foreshore. Later we drove up onto the cliffs behind the Golf Course to get a better look at the mouth of the Mataura River. No cobwebs left after a good brisk walk up there!!! We also went and had a look at Pukeko Alley where local resident and artist Maree Beker works and sells her work. It certainly reflects the ruggedness of the southern coast.
Pukeko Alley or PUKEKO-ALLEY-ART-GALLERY
"A 25 acre private garden, nursery, aviary, woodland and wetland set in the rolling green countryside of Southland, South Island, New Zealand. Home to a large population of native and exotic birds including handreared parrots and waterfowl."
It is one of those gardens that you like to take visitors to our province to see, so spectacular as it is. It is situated 35 minutes from Invercargill so it was there that Chris, Edith and I went with Ulrika on Wednesday. Each season provides such a different experience and I was keen to tag along when the trip was suggested as I have not ever visited in autumn. Every visit also seems to see an expansion to this garden as it encroaches further and further into the farm.
Website link for Maple Glen
Unfortunately the day wasn't the kindest to us and we spent much of our visit dashing from one tree to another to avoid the rain. The views however weren't compromised and it is as spectacular as ever. The deciduous trees were starting to turn and the autumn crocuses are massed planted and were a blaze of colour.
Next stop on our tour was Fortrose which is a twenty minute drive down on to the south coast. (This is also the spot where the photo at the top of my blog is taken on a much better day.)
Link for Fortrose information
The wind was at its best and no explanations were needed for why the trees grow so windswept on a day like this. Lunch was a 'Southland picnic' sitting in the car on the foreshore. Later we drove up onto the cliffs behind the Golf Course to get a better look at the mouth of the Mataura River. No cobwebs left after a good brisk walk up there!!! We also went and had a look at Pukeko Alley where local resident and artist Maree Beker works and sells her work. It certainly reflects the ruggedness of the southern coast.
Pukeko Alley or PUKEKO-ALLEY-ART-GALLERY
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