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Old 10-05-2009, 08:16 PM
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At the Hamilton Gardens there are different gardens designed for different countries eg: Italy, America, Japan, an English garden and a Maori garden. I took these shots of the Italian garden which is my favourite.

Italian Gardens

Italian Gardens

An archway leading into the Italian garden.

Archway

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Come with me, just down here and across this beautiful bridge with archway, here we are, the Italian garden. Hello Angela, you have been busy, and your pictures are wonderfully composed and presented, well done
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Wow Angela, these are wonderful capture of these lovely and so well manicured gardens and so clear and sharp. I also love the last one of the archway leading into the gardens. You got a great angle and it just invites you in. Great work as usual Angela.

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These are beautiful....I love the last one.
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Well done Angela - I also like formal gardens and must pop in next time I am passing through Hamilton. Great composition in your shots. Cheers, Bernz
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Wow Angela, what a beautiful garden. Very well presented. I'm not used to seeing such a formal garden setting. Thank you for sharing.
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Old 10-07-2009, 11:51 PM
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Come with me, just down here and across this beautiful bridge with archway, here we are, the Italian garden. Hello Angela, you have been busy, and your pictures are wonderfully composed and presented, well done
Thanks Steve.

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Wow Angela, these are wonderful capture of these lovely and so well manicured gardens and so clear and sharp. I also love the last one of the archway leading into the gardens. You got a great angle and it just invites you in. Great work as usual Angela.

Dave.
Thanks Dave.

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These are beautiful....I love the last one.
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Well done Angela - I also like formal gardens and must pop in next time I am passing through Hamilton. Great composition in your shots. Cheers, Bernz
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Wow Angela, what a beautiful garden. Very well presented. I'm not used to seeing such a formal garden setting. Thank you for sharing.
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These are really great photos. I think I like the second one best. The area looks so beautiful and peaceful. I can see why you like it so much!
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Beautiful gardens, Angela! Well presented indeed! A lot of people have been posting shots from NZ. I'll have to make it out there someday! Thanks for sharing.

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Angela, this looks just like my backyard.....NOT! Well I can dream! Gorgeous shots. I like the archway the best.
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