Type Botanic gardens Website Official website | Created 1867 (1867) Area 15 ha | |
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Location Queenstown, New Zealand Operated by Queenstown Lakes District Council Address Queenstown 9300, New Zealand Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursday(Otago anniversary day)Open 24 hoursHours might differFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Kiwi Birdlife Park, Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables, Ben Lomond, Walter Peak | ||
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The Queenstown Gardens, located next to the town of Queenstown, New Zealand is a botanical garden which contains a variety of exotic and native trees and plants as well as a large pond and a range of facilities. Some of the facilities in the Garden include Tennis, Lawn Bowls, Skate Boarding, BMX Biking, Skating, Disc Golf and Ice Skating/Ice Hockey (See External Links).
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- A winter s day in the queenstown gardens
- Heritage Trees
- History
- Memorials
- References
There is a variety of trails in the garden with views of the surrounding mountains and of Lake Wakatipu and the Frankton Arm as well as Queenstown itself.
The most visible large tree species in the garden is that of the Douglas fir of which there are many large specimens. This tree also forms a protective forest that surrounds much of the gardens. There is also a Rose Garden just past the tennis court.
A winter s day in the queenstown gardens
Heritage Trees
The heritage trees planted by the first Mayor of Queenstown, J. W. Robertson, and protected in the gardens are:
History
The first two trees planted at the garden were English oaks in 1866 by the first Mayor of Queenstown to commemorate the incorporation of the borough, but it wasn't until 1867 that the gardens were officially opened and the major planting began. The band rotunda near the Park Street entrance was originally established in 1891 but rebuilt in 1999 by the Queenstown Lions Club.
Memorials
There are two significant memorials in the gardens: