whangarei quarry gardens

What a fabulous place the Subtropical Quarry Gardens is. I imagined a few succulents and some palm trees. What I saw was fabulous displays of the most amazing plants I have ever seen. I felt like I had fallen down the rabbit hole! Yes there were succulents - massive ones with flowers towering over my head. There were bromeliads in stunning colours and cacti in all shapes and sizes. The orchids were like beautiful carpets of delicate and bright colours. Walking through the gardens gasping at the delights along each side of the paths you don't realise until you look up that you have reached a large lake with a very high cascading waterfall. This place must be Whangarei's best kept secret!

How wonderful that you have had a chance to see the Gardens develop over time. Our volunteers and I are always looking for ways to improve the Gardens, and our visitors donations really help us along the way. See you next time!

Hi Lynette, many thanks for your positive review! Yes we are very proud of the work our volunteers undertake, it has taken years of commitment to create our wonderful Gardens. We hope that our Visitors Centre will be completed in the next few months, and we hope that you can visit us again soon. Bon voyage -WQG Crew.

A very accurate description! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the Gardens :) Many visitors express their surprise at the quality and scale of our botanical labour of love, and we are very proud of the efforts of our staff and volunteers. Thank you for your donation - all money collected goes directly back into maintaining and developing the Gardens. See you again some day -WQG Crew

Kia ora and thank you for your positive review! We are always happy to receive visitors from overseas; we get to showcase the hard-work and botanical variety that makes Northland such a wonderful place to be. Good advice on arriving early on hot days...it gets VERY warm in our sheltered valley! Bon voyage -WQG Crew

Thank you for your positive review! We are very proud of what has been achieved at Whangarei Quarry Gardens so far, and have plans to make it even better in years to come. We rely on donations to make the Gardens flourish, so thank you for your support :) Happy gardening!

What a wonderful discovery it must have been! We meet a lot of people who were not aware of the Gardens until they visited, and most of them are amazed at the quality and scale of our community garden project :) We hope to see you again some day, thank you for your positive review!

Thank you for your positive review! Yes the Gardens really are one of the most relaxing places in Whangarei, and we are so happy to hear that you bring overseas visitors to see the fruits of our labour :) Come back soon!

Great to hear you enjoyed your brief visit to our garden oasis. Yes we ARE building a Cafe and Visitors Centre; it has been a dream of local gardeners for many years and should be complete by the end of March 2015 :) We hope to see you back soon, many thanks for your donation to the Garden Fund!

Yes the transformation from disused quarry to subtropical garden oasis has been an amazing journey! Thanks for the great review, our volunteers and staff really appreciate your support (and donations ;)PS. You said in your review: "It is not an awesome place..." did you mean It is 'now' an awesome place?We hope so! Happy exploring - WQG Crew

Thank you for your positive review! We are very happy with how the Gardens are maturing, and have lots of big ideas for making the Gardens even better in years to come...

Thank you for your positive words and ongoing support! We are very proud of what has been achieved so far, though we are always looking to improve the Gardens as time goes on. Our volunteers do a wonderful job, and we appreciate every visitor who pops a donation in our collection box. See you again soon! -WQG Crew

Thanks for taking the time to write a review for Whangarei Quarry Gardens. We hope you enjoyed your picnic and that you visit us again soon. We really appreciate your support! -WQG Crew

What a lovely review! Yes we are very proud of the work our volunteers put in, they have created a botanical oasis for all to enjoy. Thanks to all those people who drop a donation in the collection boxes too; a little goes a long way! We hope you come back soon, cheers for your support.- WQG Crew

Thank you for your wonderful review! We are very proud of what has been achieved by our community volunteers over the past 17 years. I would like to point out that Whangarei Quarry Gardens is NOT a free activity, entry to the Gardens is by gold-coin donation. We rely on these small donations to purchase plants and equipment and feel that it is a small price to pay for access to such a wonderful garden. Many thanks for your understanding! -WQG Crew