Below are some links to related sites – for botany, conservation and gardens, both in New Zealand and around the world.
Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust
Pukeiti is a 320 hectare rain forest property located between Mount Taranaki and the scenic west coast just south of New Plymouth and was established in 1951.
www.pukeiti.org.nz
Hackfall’s Arboretum
Many different alders, cherries, birches, magnolias, maples, oaks, rhododendrons and others. An outstanding collection of evergreen and semi evergreen Mexican oak species.
www.hackfalls.org.nz
Botanic Gardens Australia New Zealand Inc.
Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum
Formerly known as the Hillier Arboretum, it holds the greatest collection of hardy trees and shrubs in the world. Started by the late Sir Harold Hillier in 1953 and given in Trust to Hampshire County Council.
www.hilliergardens.org.uk
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Westonbirt Arboretum
The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire is renowned worldwide both for its tree and shrub collection and beautifully landscaped grounds. Today, the collection contains around 18,000 numbered specimens covering some 600 acres.
www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt
The Morton Arboretum
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Flora of New Zealand
floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages
New Zealand Gardens Trust
The New Zealand Garden Trust has been established by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture to promote the interests and profile of member gardens, and the open garden sector in general.
www.gardens.org.nz
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
This website provides information about native plants and their conservation in New Zealand. The main focus for the network is the nationally threatened plants and plant communities that require conservation management for their continued survival.
www.nzpcn.org.nz