This summer, the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is bringing plants to life with their animal-shaped topiaries in the Garden Safari exhibition.
Simon Barnes sat in his back garden every day for a whole year, braving the elements and admiring his animal visitors. From boxing hares, to hunting barn owls, kingfishers, egrets, and marsh harriers, Barnes s story celebrates the glory of British nature.
Dec.19.2020
The pandemic has gifted me over 9 months and counting in the beautiful country of New Zealand. Iâve spent the past eight of them in Kerikeri, in the Northland region of the North Island. Because New Zealand has focused on keeping people healthy first, and the economy second, Iâve been able to travel and have a fairly normal life. Due to these ideal circumstances, Iâve had a long while to discover the gems that create the north of the North Island. Iâve even been lucky to befriend people with cars to see more of it than I could have by bus or on foot. Everyone raves about the South Island, which is why I decided to come up north. In my 3 years of nomadic life, Iâve learned that some of the best parts of a country are the locations that fewer tourists venture to. I present to you my personal list of places not to be missed on your next trip to New Zealand.