Wellington Botanic Garden: Rose Garden, Begonia House and Peace Garden

Philip Tomlinson became involved with guiding at the Wellington Botanic Garden in 1999. He has been active as a guide, as well as involved in organising the hosting and welcoming of visitors to the garden.

He's been a committee member of The Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden since 2002 and Vice President since 2010. He also runs the Friends website.

Philip has lived in Wellington since 1968 and currently lives only a short distance from the Garden.

If you have travelled the Downhill Walkway from the Cable Car entrance, you will have left the Main Garden through the Founder's Entrance, and re-entered the garden via the Centennial Entrance. You will come to the car park, and as soon as you see the rose garden, you will see a map board on your right, next to the bank. This is the starting point.

If you have come up from the city, via the Bolton Street Memorial Park, head towards the Rose Garden car park and again, look for the map board on the left, on the far side of the garden.

If you have come down from the Herb Garden on the preferred route, turn left when you reach the drive and proceed to the map board start, again on the left.

There is a regular bus service from the centre of the city. Catch a Karori Park No 3 bus to the main (Founders) Entrance. As you alight the bus, turn left for the rose garden and begonia house; right for the Main Garden. Buses run every 10 to 15 minutes.