He devoted himself to this garden for five years , importing a wide variety of plants from Australia , New Zealand and California and acclimatising them to Liguria .
In 1869 , Thomas Hanbury began work on his botanical gardens at Mortola and engaged Winter as a botanist .
Thomas Hanbury devoted himself to this garden for five years , importing a wide variety of plants from Australia , New Zealand and California and acclimatising them to Liguria .
In 1869 , Thomas Hanbury began work on his botanical gardens at Mortola and engaged Winter as a botanist .