Public Address | Cafe | Capture: Garden of Arcane Delights https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=365221#post365221 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=365221#post365221 Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:06:50 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=365094#post365094 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=365094#post365094 http://www.hamiltongardens.co.nz/

and

http://hamiltongardens.co.nz/visit

Their opening hours are in the last link above – I am intrigued as to why your website links would direct to a UK 'opening hours' site for a pharmacy?
(not that I followed it, just saw that it was – are you Annette Bot?)

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:59:55 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364706#post364706 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364706#post364706 Lighting merchandise? matches?
Down here these days it extends to tar dipped torches (and pitchforks) for us villagers to storm the Brownlee barbican...
:- )

]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2016 06:45:23 +1200 Geoff Lealand https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364700#post364700 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364700#post364700 lovely!

'Lighting merchandise'? matches?

]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:10:24 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364618#post364618 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364618#post364618 the weekly Council email reminds me of this Garden event starting tomorrow:
Don’t miss this week's spectacle at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Over five nights Botanic D'Lights transforms the Gardens with illuminated artworks and innovative light installations.

Come along from 7-9pm from 3rd – 7th August.

The event is designed…

]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:06:00 +1200 Geoff Lealand https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364584#post364584 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364584#post364584 Jackson: just discovered this thread. I have been neglecting PA lately.

Next time you are down this way, you should stop in for a cuppa and inspect our foliage.

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 16:04:16 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364438#post364438 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364438#post364438 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:42:14 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364319#post364319 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364319#post364319 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:20:43 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364117#post364117 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364117#post364117 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 09:12:25 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364088#post364088 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=364088#post364088 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:20:42 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363971#post363971 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363971#post363971 lunar see...
Great captures Jackson!
That moon was pretty spectacular in a cloud-free sky at 7am this morning too – but I couldn't find a setting on my camera that wasn't swamped by the light, and there was a frost – so I scampered back inside with the paper...

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:40:04 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363966#post363966 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363966#post363966 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:28:46 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363771#post363771 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363771#post363771 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:03:29 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363743#post363743 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363743#post363743 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:57:58 +1200 Nora Leggs https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363632#post363632 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363632#post363632 Spot the waxeye.

And Bromeliad makes it’s own water-garden.

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:41:15 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363622#post363622 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363622#post363622 From my wildlife park….
Caterpillar catering...
not so much a cafeteria as a bractarea?
: – )

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:27:24 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363621#post363621 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363621#post363621 But I can give you this photo from winter house hunting.

Old school!

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:27:07 +1200 Nora Leggs https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363620#post363620 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363620#post363620 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:13:29 +1200 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363592#post363592 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363592#post363592 Home on the Range

Been too cold for me to be out photographing, lately. But I can give you this photo from winter house hunting.

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:00:57 +1200 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363591#post363591 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363591#post363591 extension tube

It's what you do with it, my friend.

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2016 17:53:48 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363586#post363586 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363586#post363586 I finally found the macro button on my iPhone camera.

The Camera plus macro is pretty swish.

One of these had some DSLR extension tube assistance though. (oo er)

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:33:54 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363581#post363581 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363581#post363581 Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:39:32 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363400#post363400 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363400#post363400 did they fall, or were they pushed?
All the leaves have been transferred efficiently from this tree to our lawn
Mulch ado about nubbins...
:- )

]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2016 08:23:42 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363385#post363385 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363385#post363385 All the leaves have been transferred efficiently from this tree to our lawn.

A van on parade …
Trump le Monde.

]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:26:18 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363383#post363383 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363383#post363383 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 20:14:11 +1200 David Haywood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363361#post363361 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363361#post363361 There seems to be some dangerous livestock loose on those roads!

Yes, it all seems very amusing when you're just passing through — bit of a different story when you live here, I imagine...

]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:09:54 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363359#post363359 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363359#post363359 My own visit to a park this morning…
Why do I get the idea that you may be in a frost-free zone...
:- )

There seems to be some dangerous livestock loose on those roads!

]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:54:28 +1200 David Haywood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363357#post363357 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363357#post363357 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:40:26 +1200 David Haywood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363356#post363356 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363356#post363356 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:38:47 +1200 David Haywood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363355#post363355 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363355#post363355 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:34:12 +1200 Nora Leggs https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363323#post363323 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363323#post363323 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:19:49 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363272#post363272 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363272#post363272 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:00:27 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363267#post363267 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363267#post363267 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:10:30 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363266#post363266 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363266#post363266 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:09:09 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363262#post363262 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363262#post363262 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:15:56 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363261#post363261 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363261#post363261 Yellow in Rotorua.

White this morning in the frost.



Thanks all for your lovely winter photo feast.

]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:14:26 +1200 Soon Lee https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363238#post363238 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363238#post363238 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:47:33 +1200 Soon Lee https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363237#post363237 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363237#post363237 a wee bit of a chill this morning. ]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:44:40 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363199#post363199 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363199#post363199 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:50:46 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363198#post363198 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363198#post363198 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:39:31 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363118#post363118 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363118#post363118 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:17:57 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363117#post363117 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363117#post363117 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:11:27 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363116#post363116 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363116#post363116 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:09:38 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363115#post363115 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363115#post363115 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:52:10 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363114#post363114 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363114#post363114 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:42:28 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363113#post363113 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363113#post363113 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:34:04 +1200 David Hood https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363112#post363112 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363112#post363112 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:32:23 +1200 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363110#post363110 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363110#post363110 So I decided to do my own bit of winter-time garden wandering.

(I like the dedication on the gates)

]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:24:31 +1200 Soon Lee https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363055#post363055 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=363055#post363055 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:12:30 +1200 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362925#post362925 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362925#post362925 No pandas in here.
A winter garden of yesteryear…
Beautiful. Real winter. :-)

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:36:54 +1200 Jolisa https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362842#post362842 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362842#post362842 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:58:35 +1200 Brent Jackson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362810#post362810 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362810#post362810 Petal II

Surely you mean "Petal B".

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:04:33 +1200 Jonathan Ganley https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362768#post362768 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362768#post362768 Alice by an ear

Wood ear?

]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2016 21:07:20 +1200 Nora Leggs https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362749#post362749 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362749#post362749 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:35:08 +1200 Nora Leggs https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362747#post362747 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362747#post362747 Oo looks nice Jackson, I really must get down there some time. The two dragons are a bonus : )

Winter camellia redness

Hidden rail garden

And Mt Eden autumn, or is it winter? or spring? so unsure now.

]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:30:57 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362746#post362746 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/capture-garden-of-arcane-delights/?p=362746#post362746 Discussion from blog post.

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