Bason Botanic Gardens

　　   Bason Botanic Gardens is located in Whanganui, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, established in 1966, covering an area of 25 hectares. It is the most important and outstanding botanical garden in the region, having been rated as the best botanical garden here multiple times.

　　   Bason Botanic Gardens is divided into several themed gardens based on the growing environments of plants, including a conifer collection, Millennium Hill, native trees and wetlands, and a Mediterranean garden. Specific plantings include camellias, daffodils, magnolias, small-leaved podocarpus, roses, aloe arborescens, aloe vera, agave, and nanmu. The vibrant flowers transform the garden into a paradise, a place free from worries, noise, and stress—only quietly blooming blossoms and towering trees. With the companionship of the flowers, being alone in the garden no longer feels lonely, boring, or wasted.

　　   Walking through the gardens, the air is filled with rich fragrances that uplift your mood. Watching the dancing butterflies and bees busy at work collecting nectar will have you involuntarily swaying along.

　　   Bason Botanic Gardens    Must-visit reason: New Zealand’s most vibrant and colorful botanical garden    Continent: Oceania    Country/Region: New Zealand    Province/State: Manawatu-Wanganui Region    City: Whanganui