Auckland Domain Wintergardens

No admission and good location in downtown area. Two large greenhouses and grounds to walk thru. Take the time to enjoy the plants and flowers. Great smells.

Everytime I visit I’m taken with what a gorgeous place this is. Not just the hot houses and beautiful exotic flowers but the fern walk, where I used to take my old fog for sniffs, and the fish ponds. Love it. I went to visit the blooming Amorphophallus Titatum in case it’s another 7 years before she blooms again. Stunning! I can imagine what it must be like trekking through Indonesian forests and coming across the huge burgundy velvet flowers, sometimes up to 6 meters high, it would surely make you feel almost insignificant and like your in the Jurassic age. Can’t wait for her next bloom.

A gorgeous and amazingly free winter garden complex nearby the Museum. There are two Victorian-​era styled glasshouses– one with temperate greens and other heated with tropical plants. A great courtyard in between with a pond in the central focus. Lovely marble statues around for viewing pleasure from one of the many benches. An old sunken quarry to the side with a fully immersive in-​the-​bush experience with the fernery. Lovely pergolas around the edges with green-​green climbers.
An absolute treasure that can be enjoyed all year round with an ever-​changing display.

Great place to spend an hour or so. Nice place to wander through, particularly when the rooms are in full bloom. Awesome if you’re into nature photography.

Such a beautiful structure and the flowers are pretty too!
Day was windy and overcast but inside it was magical!
Taken from the NZ Gardens Trust Website: «The Winter Garden at the Auckland Domain is a treasure of great historic interest. It was designed in the early 1900s in the style of the famous English partnership of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jeckyll and opened in 1913».
The Tropical area is hot as you would expect.
This place is very popular with wedding photographers as you tend to see them every time you visit.

The Winter Garden is a peaceful haven in the middle of the city. On the weekend it can be pretty busy, but if you visit midweek it’s like stepping into another world. It’s called the Winter Garden, but inside the large glass houses it always feels like summer. It’s hot and tropical inside and you are bombarded by an array of colour and scent. The plants are changed fairly often and you can find some of the most exotic, beautiful and bizarre. While at Uni I used to chill out (procrastinate) by visiting the gardens. Surrounded by the silence of plants I could easily imagine it was my own ‘Secret Garden’, it certainly has that magical feel about it

I used to work in Grafton, so whenever time allowed, I would take a lunch break and walk over to the Domain. I used this time to clear my thoughts, plan my future, and listen to music on my iPhone. This ‘me’ time allowed me the opportunity to get into the right space and let the creative juices flow; making my afternoons a lot more productive.
Every trip would include a visit to the winter gardens. There I would take in the floral aroma, the kaleidoscope of colours and simply check out the tourists; guessing their country of origin.
The gardens are beautifully kept and are more than just a sanctuary for your thoughts — it is a gift to the people of Auckland. It is firmly placed at number 8 on my list of favourite Auckland destinations.

Tucked away in the middle of the Auckland Domain is one of the most tranquil, beautiful gardens I’ve ever encountered.
The Wintergardens house rare and wonderful flowers and plantlife, and include both a cool room and hot house to ensure these continue to flourish. Separating the two buildings is a magnificent pond, complete with lily pads and Grecian-​type statues watching over it, and it is in this area that many weddings are held.
The gardens are the ultimate spot for a relaxing picnic, coffee with your mum or romantic stroll with your partner, and with a café conveniently located next door you really could spend all day marvelling at the beauty that is the Wintergardens.
Bonus: Entry to the gardens is freeeeeee!
Tip: The gardens are situated quite close to Auckland Hospital so are the perfect escape for anyone spending large amounts of time visiting sick friends or family.

Nothing beats having tropical plants growing in Auckland, and being able to walk around gazing at the most beautiful flowers and plants in a balmy twenty degrees– how lush.
I’m standing in the Wintergardens in the middle of the Auckland Domain.
The historical building that encompasses the gardens was built around the time of the First World War, so it’s quite impressive in its structure.
The gardens are divided into a few different sections, first you walk into the beautiful courtyard which has a pond in the middle of it, and bright orange Koi fish floating to and fro.
I discovered to my left a temperate plants glass house capsule and to the right a tropical plants enclosure. Both houses have the most vibrant and beautiful plants and trees all labelled.
A super fantastic place to take the kids, friends, loved one, elderly, gardener, and plant guru.
Being with plants makes one feel connected to nature.
Here is your chance to unwind and for free.

A truly breathtaking slice of heaven. I remember studying in the greenhouse during the winter months, as it’s not only warm, but blissfully quiet. The only people you have to contend with are photographers and the occasional bus load of tourists, as it’s a very picturesque area. However, the pond covered with lily pads, the baroque statues, the trickle of fountains, the beautiful garden leaves growing over the trellises and roman brick pillars hidden away in the Domain are truly worthy of a National Geographic magazine.
Bring your lunch and take a stroll through an oasis in the heart of the city.

Well worth a visit! The Winter Gardens near The Domain
Visit the Winter Gardens for free — this is the most beautiful display of gardens you ever did see and the best thing is it won’t cost you a Penny! The pond has a Japanese feel to it and it is surrounded by roman looking statues. The pond is full of gold fish. You can sit here and eat your lunch in tranquil surroundings or you can take your camera and get some amazing shots of what the Winter Garden has to offer. As you walk in on the right you can enter a building with a tropical climate — here you will see a pond with huge lilly pads and the most oddest of flowers. If you head out of there to the other building straight ahead you will find orchids of every type.