Alpine plants of New Zealand

[Johan Nilson]

Hi everyone! (This is my fist try here on this forum. Hope that I am doing this the right way?)

I will be travelling to New Zealand in a cuple of weeks, and I am hoping that someone could give me good sugestians of places (to spot nice alpine plants) that I should visit.  
Two years ago I worked In 'Peter Korn's Garden' outside Gothenburg. Among the things I did was planting Raulia's in his rockery and I am now hoping to see them in the wild! I also wish to see the high alpine Clematis (marata) and of curse all other kind of alpine plants.

I will be greatful for all sugestions!

Johan

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Johan! Good to hear from you!! Great news about a trip to New Zealand... we have quite a few Forumists here from New Zealand and I am sure they will have lotso of suggerstions for you. I will send you email details of some friends to you privately.... nice folks you may be able to meet with to discover the beautiful country!

Cheers,
 Maggi

[Maggi Young]

Friends, Johan is the young man who came to Scotland with Peter Korn the other year and helped with the creation of the peat walls at the Explorers' Garden in Pitlochry... he also attended the SRGC Discussion Weekend that year. You can see him at work in the forum threads relating to that event and also in some of Peter's posts. 

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=279.msg6235;topicseen#msg6235     from the current forum

http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/1078/29036.html     from the archived forum

http://www.pitlochry.org.uk/garden.php?id=245    from the Explorers' Garden website

[Johan Nilson]

Thanks for the nice presentation Maggie!
I hadn't seen those pictures my self  It was indeed a really nice week. hope to be back soon!

And thanks a lot for the mail! It would be so great if someone could show me places!

send my regards to Ian!

[Ross Graham]

Hi Johan,
I'm not sure when you are coming to New Zealand but if you want some ideas for where is easy to visit and also what plants you can see then please e-mail me. ross.grahamnz@gmail.com
Also my website might be useful to you:

http://alpine-plants-new-zealand.110mb.com/index.htm

By the way I supplied seed to Peter Korn a couple of years ago so maybe some of the Raoulias you planted came from me? I would love to know what he has managed to grow from the seed I sent.
Also do you mean Clematis marmoria? Its quite a long walk over a difficult track/route and you have to carry water as there are no water sources Limestone karst topography so water just drains away underground. Being not very keen on heavy packs and long walks I haven't bothered. I have heard the plants there are amazing though so don't let me put you off.
Ross Graham

[t00lie]

Hello Ross 

I understand Johan arrived in the country yesterday and is making his way down to Dunedin later in the week.

I hope to catch up with him down here early next week and show him a bit of the coastal flora and maybe Fiordland or the Old Man Range .

He is planning to be in the South Island for 4 weeks so i'll pass on your message above.

Cheers dave. 

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Ross, I was just coming to say that Johan was over there now  but t00lie has beaten me to it!
Thanks for all your help with advice etc for Johan.... I know he appreciates it and all the kindness of all our NZ pales who are helping out..... THANKS, FOLKS!!
 

[Paddy Tobin]

And he will be able to spot Toolie in his pink lycra - the best of the New Zealand flora!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

And he will be able to spot Toolie in his pink lycra - the best of the New Zealand flora!

Paddy

Crikey, I never thought of that, should have warned Johan.... too late now, unless Kim R. warns him