ONLINE VACATION

GOLD MEDAL GARDEN, NEW ZEALAND

9/7/13

HI EVERYONE... YESTERDAY, WE HAD A HAIR-RAISING TRIP ON
HAIRPIN HIGHWAY IN AUSTRIA... TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO A
RELAXING AREA... WE ARE GOING TO THE GOLD MEDAL GARDEN
AT THE ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND...
IT IS AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, HELD IN
HAGLEY PARK IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND... SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
ATTEND THE 5 DAY EVENT EACH YEAR... THE SHOW HAS
BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1994, EXCEPT 1997 AND 2011
WHEN IT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKE...

THE MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF AUCKLAND WANTED TO
ESTABLISH A UNIQUE FUNDRAISER TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
SO THEY DECIDED TO HOST AN EVENT MODELED ON THE
FAMOUS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW IN ENGLAND... THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER
A MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARITY FROM THE SHOW...

SEPTEMBER TEMPERATURES ARE BETWEEN 41 AND 59 DEGREES... I HOPE YOU
HAVE ENJOYED THIS TRIP TO THE GOLD MEDAL GARDEN AT
THE ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND...

~MARSHA~

Information was from many sites

This is a MelloMarsha creation

I do not take credit for the pictures

Thanks to the respective photographers

9-6-13

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