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Piha - "Black Sands Lodge" Garden

Black Sands Lodge, Piha, is on approximately 2500 sq metres. It is bordered by streams, on two boundaries, that flow to Piha Beach. We have several very old magnificent pohutukawa, clusters of mature cabbage trees, giant flax, nikau of all ages, karaka, kowhai, puka, astelia, oioi, hebe, native grasses and ground covers. Although we treasure our NZ natives we are not purists. We have a display of hydrangea and hidden from public view a garden of favourite succulents. It is a constant 'Work in Progress' as most garden are :-)

Bobbie suffers OGGS (obsessive gardening syndrome) and can be found in the garden, or stream, most days. Covered in dirt and water she is her happiest.

Enjoy these photos and if you appreciate gardening come and stay and enjoy

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Above and below: Two views of NZ Pohutukawa Tree - a focal point in our front garden. We have three mature Pohutukawas in our front garden and several in our natural bush.Pohutukawa and rata belong to the genus Metrosideros

Pohutukawa Tree Piha Beach Black Sands Lodge

Natives in Piha

Piha Beach Garden

Piha Garden

Black Sands Lodge Garden

BELOW: One view, of part of our garden, taken at dusk with the last of the sun shining through. Most of the trees you see are native Cabbage Trees except the one of the left iwhich is our one and only native Kauri Tree. The Kauri Suite was named after this tree.

Waitakere Native Garden - Piha

BELOW: Some other native grasses with a native ground cover as a mat for them.

Garden Piha Waitakere

BELOW: Some of the large native grasses planted on a bank - when the wind comes through they look great dancing together.

Piha Beach Garden

Native pratia in Piha Garden Piha Beach Garden

Below left: One of our garden paths edged by natives grasses and leading to nikau and our front steam. Right: Nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida) in flower, with Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus).on the left surrounded by iris and Puka in the background.

Garden path with native grasses and Nikau Nikau in flower

NZ native Nikau palm in flower in Piha - Black Sands Lodge NZ Native Nikau in flower Nikau flower NZ Native

Above: the beautiful NZ native palm Nikau in flower

NZ Cabbage Tree Flower

Carex Flagellifera NZ Native Grass

Native Hebe - Black Sands Lodge Piha Native carex and banksii

native nikau and carex at Black Sands Lodge Piha Native oioi at Black Sands Lodge Piha

native hangehange in flower at Black Sands Lodge Piha Native toitoi ponga cabbage tree at Black Sands Lodge Piha

Astelia Banksii NZ Native Hebe Obtusata NZ Native in Piha Garden

Asplenium oblongifolium NZ Native in Piha Pratia native ground cover in Piha garden

Asplenium bulbiferum native in Piha Garden Apodasmia similis Piha native garden

Phymatosorus pustulatus Hounds Tongue Rengarenga lily nz native in Piha

Kawakawa native medicinal plant Piha Garden Native mix

One of my favourite native plants in Piha NZ Native Toitoi in Piha Garden

Kereru Wood pigeon in our Piha Garden

Native Wood pigeon - Kereru

Left: - Kereru (native wood pigeon) photographed in our pohutukawa & cabbage trees.

Natives planted on stream bank Piha Beach

Piha Garden - close to Beach

Cacti Garden Piha

The photo left and below taken on 10th Jan '08

Piha Cacti Flower

Cacti Flower Piha

Taken late at night Feb 9th '08 with 20 flowers out - the most ever and more to come.

Succulent Garden at Piha Beach

Just a few succulents have snuck into part of our front garden around the base of three special Nikau.

Morris and James Garden Pot in Piha

Giant Flax in Flower

NZ's fabulous native Flax in full bloom. The native Tui and Wood Pigeon (Kereru) go crazy over the nectar of these flowers.

Below are a series of thumbnails. Click for a larger photo of various parts of our garden in Piha, Waitakere

No spray in my Garden please

Under Construction - trying to sort out photos and decide which ones to put on - not an easy task but I'll get there so come back soon. - Bobbie

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