New Zealand’s Native Clematis

…in my experience, is usually flowering at the top of a tree….you can see it from afar, but it is too high up to appreciate at close quarters…let alone photograph…

…this lot is growing in sand dunes on low scrub bushes…

…mmm, clematis.

Magnolias Again

…took these a week or so back when we paid another visit to the top gardens ….lots of heavy rain since then, so lots of the blooms are gone…