The Auckland Botanical Gardens is a great place for photographing and education. It has an abundance amount of plants and animals specifically for scientific research or just a great experience to walk through. As me and my group tried to achieve the scavenger hunt we found a variety of Tōtara plants , along with plenty of Rosa . Did you know that the wood from Tōtara trees is prized for it’s exceptional durability and resistance to rot and insects. To sum all that all up I think the Botanical Gardens is a great place to learn more about nature and genuinely just have peaceful experience when needed.
Tōtara Park and Botanical Gardens are very similar considering there both Public lands , and both have native plants plotted everywhere you go! However the difference between the two is, Botanical Gardens are primarily educational platforms and Tōtara Park is a place of recreation. But if I was to choose my favourite one based on experience , it would be Botanical Gardens because I actually learnt more plants and it was a much bigger area.