Taranaki Garden Festival 2019 - programme

A spring celebration of glorious gardens and events

1 - 10 November 2019

gardenfestnz.co.nz

Come join us at the

Taranaki Garden Festival Hub Plan your festival itinerary at the West End Precinct with our festival gurus!

Located within the courtyard of the historic White Hart Hotel. Our dedicated festival gurus will be on hand to answer all of your questions.

They can tailor-make your itinerary to ensure you not only get to view the glorious gardens created by our dedicated Taranaki gardeners, but also experience more of what our wonderful region has to offer.

All visitors are welcome at the festival hub for: • Taranaki local knowledge of must-see things to do and see • Garden entry tickets • Festival event tickets • Festival information, guidance and suggestions • A cup of coffee, glass of wine or a bite to eat The White Hart Hotel is a Victorian building that sits on the corner of the main street - Devon St West, which is part of the city’s growing cultural precinct and includes the neighbouring Clock Tower, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, the stunning coastal walkway and plenty of retail, cafés and restaurants nearby.

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DATE/TIME Fri 1 Nov – Sun 10 Nov 9am - 4pm

(during the festival)

After 4pm this area is open late for

food and beverages VENUE Courtyard, White Hart Hotel

Cnr Devon St West & Queen Sts,

New Plymouth ADMISSION Free

Enter to Win! King and Queen Hotel Suites – one night’s accommodation valued $300 Urban Beauty Spa - $100 voucher Elwin Evans – $100 voucher Ms White – pizza and a beer tasting paddle for two, value $80 Snug Lounge – $100 voucher Meat & Liquor Steakhouse – dinner for two valued to $120 Itch Wine Bar – $50 voucher The Public Catering Co. - box with chutneys $50 To enter the draw, visit the Taranaki Garden Festival Hub and plan your garden itinerary.

Prize draw terms and conditions: One entry per person. The prize is not redeemable for cash. Winner will be notified via email.

Kia ora and welcome to the 2019 Taranaki Garden Festival It never ceases to amaze me the unwavering passion that flourishes among all of our proud gardeners. They really do work year round to prepare their properties for our visitors. So on behalf of them, I welcome you to the 32nd Taranaki Garden Festival for 2019.

From around the maunga, Taranaki will be serving up an assortment of gardens for you to feast your eyes on.

We’ve kept the ‘Vegetable’ category on the plate and brought back the popular ‘Art in Gardens’ for you to savour.

Our events programme is as stimulating as ever with the return of favourites with twists of added excitement.

Twilight in Te Henui, Forgotten 43 Brewing Tour & Tasting and the Luncheon en Blanc with award-winning flower show judge Kate Hillier. There’s also a chance to dance and dress in the allure, romance and frivolity of the garden gala themed event Mitre 10 - Flora and Fauna.

Make sure you book your tickets early so you don’t miss out.

Lastly, we could not do any of this without the wonderful and generous support of our funders and sponsors. A sincere thank you to all of you who have supported this festival as it turns 32.

Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to Taranaki.

Taranaki Garden Festival Manager Tetsu Garnett

The Festival Team Chief Executive Suzanne Porter Festival Manager Tetsu Garnett Business Manager Tracey Bell Marketing and Communications Manager Sophie Kelly Festival Publicist Rebecca Johnson Graphic Designer Philippa Berry-Smith Advertising Manager Helen Ivess Festival Coordinator Fran Bateman Festival Operations Steve Molloy Accounts Deb Tawa

Garden Liaison Team Jenny Oakley, Tony Barnes, Jennifer Horner

Patron Neil Holdom – Mayor, New Plymouth District Council

The Trustees Charles Wilkinson (Chair), Lynn Bublitz, Hemi Sundgren, Marie Pearce, Glenn Brebner, Katie Wolfe, Chris Lynch

Festival office TAFT PO Box 4251, New Plymouth P 06 759 8412 E enquiries@gardenfestnz.co.nz W gardenfestnz.co.nz Follow us for festival updates and exclusive offers: Gardenfestnz Taranaki_garden_festival taranakigardenfestival

Suzanne Porter CEO TAFT

Tetsu Garnett Festival Manager

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Contents Festival Hub Welcome General Information / Tickets Online Bookings Garden Categories

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Gardens Onaero, Waitara, Bell Block New Plymouth Oakura, Okato, Warea Opunake, Manaia, Hawera Eltham, Stratford, Inglewood

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Events Flower Crown Workshop Flora and Fauna Let’s Go on Safari Twilight at Te Henui Juno Gin Distillery Tour Forgotten 43 Brewing Tour & Tasting Luncheon en Blanc Hamden Estate Winery Tasting Views into the Garden The Garden Party The Country Fair

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Garden Speaker Series: • • • • •

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Right Plant, Right Place A Walk Through the PĀst Urban Permaculture Walk Market Farm Tour Hanging Basket + Plant Propogation Tips and Tricks Cultivating Threatened Species - A Talk by Experts from Otari Native Botanic Garden

Guided Walks and Tours Art Not to Miss Community Events Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail

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Ticketing

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Tickets / Online Bookings Postal Booking Form How to Book Ticket Outlets Events planner

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Look out for our festival flags!

General Information Tickets

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You can pre-purchase tickets at official ticket outlets (see page 64) or at any of our festival gardens.

You can purchase as many tickets as you need and there is no booking fee! We encourage you to pre-purchase tickets so that our gardeners are free to walk and talk.

Each garden has nominated their charge of $5, $10 or $15. Tickets are sold in $5 denominations. Free entry for children 12 and under.

Look out for the following symbol in the garden descriptions which highlights the number of tickets needed. $5 admission $10 admission $15 admission

Number of tickets needed per person

www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings can be made through the Taranaki Garden Festival website.

This is a secure site for your ticket bookings.

Phone bookings 0800 746 363 Phone bookings will only be accepted with credit card payments. These can be done through the Festival Office, Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm.

Postal bookings and ticket outlets Please see page 64

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Toilets Plant/craft sales Wheelchair friendly Accommodation

Maps Please refer to the pull out map of Taranaki, which has all our gardens, advertisers and ticket outlets. indicated by 1 Gardens this symbol

Easy online bookings

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Driving Times Auckland - New Plymouth New Plymouth - Inglewood New Plymouth - Stratford New Plymouth - North Egmont New Plymouth - Opunake New Plymouth - Hawera Stratford - Mt Taranaki Stratford - Hawera Stratford - Whangamomona Hawera - Whanganui Hawera - Wellington

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Festival Enquires PO Box 4251, New Plymouth, 4340 P 06 759 8412 E enquires@gardenfestnz.co.nz www.gardenfestnz.co.nz

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Art in Gardens

The Taranaki Garden Festival is always on the lookout for new gardens.

If you want more information on how you can be part of the 2020 festival contact us on 06 7598 412.

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A rambling garden, a garden used for education and a working market garden.

• Pukemiro • Korito • Roebuck Farm

We have a new garden in development, a garden ahead of its time in riparian planting, and a place to relax and enjoy a wee tipple.

• Ngā Manu - Garden in Development • The Environmental Garden • The Nice Garden

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View art set amongst the garden: • Sequoia Steps • The van der Poel Garden • Where the Wild Things Are • La Vie en Rose • Cairnhill • Gravetye • Stanleigh Garden • The Nice Garden • Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation • Bublitz Garden • Tairoa Lodge

• Hollard Gardens • Pukeiti • Tūpare • Pukekura Park • Te Henui Cemetery • King Edward Park

Garden assessments All festival gardens get assessed. Every garden goes through this process on a three yearly cycle.

New Zealand Gardens Trust The New Zealand Gardens Trust, an initiative of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, provides an independent assessment of New Zealand gardens.

You will note that some gardens in our festival have chosen to be assessed by the Trust as well as undergoing the festival’s own assessment process.

These gardens can be identified by the placement of the NZGT logo reflecting either a Garden of Significance, National or International Significance.

NZGT is a proud supporter of the Taranaki Garden Festival

www.gardens.org.nz Registered

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Internationally Significant

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WAITARA Waitara, 15km northeast of New Plymouth, has a deep history and a powerful present. The most impressive feature of the town is the Waitara River, which flows through its heart. The banks of the river were the scene of a significant battle during the Taranaki Land Wars of the 1860s and involved over 2000 people. These days, Waitara, population 6000, is known as the energy hub of the region with the giant Methanex plant sitting on its outskirts. It produces export methanol.

BELL BLOCK Bell Block sits on the outskirts of New Plymouth, just north of the city. Named after its purchaser, Francis Dillon Bell, the 4000-strong beachfront residential town is also an industrial hub for the Taranaki region.

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MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • Take a walk along the Waitara West Walkway, which hugs the banks of the Waitara River.

• Manukorihi Pā is set above Waitara, and features a magnificent carved meeting house, Te Ikaroa-a-Maui. Tours can be arranged for this culturally significant site. 16 North St, Waitara.

Email owaemarae@manukorihipa.co.nz • For honest to goodness, home cooked meals stop at Big Jims Garden Café. People come for miles just for their speciality iced coffee and iced chocolate!

1217 Devon Rd, Bell Block, Ph. 06 755 1829.

• Waitara Bin Inn is a Taranaki destination shop for people seeking a large range of organic health products and bulk food. 61 McLean St, Waitara.

• Walk over the Bertrand Rd suspension bridge that crosses the Waitara River, linking Huirangi, near Lepperton and Tikorangi. The original bridge was built in 1897 and rebuilt in 1927 after flood damage.

• An idyllic spot to relax over coffee & cake, Tawa Glen Café is nestled amongst trees and birdsong. Enjoy the alfresco dining or park up by the indoor fire. 452 Mountain Rd, Lepperton. Ph. 06 752 0809.

• Mud Bay Cafè, located in Urenui. 18 Ngakoti St, Urenui. Ph. 06 752 3881.

• Earth Oven Hāngi Roast House, at 42 McLean St, Waitara. Email events@earthoven.co.nz or check out @iamchefTaranaki on Facebook for delicious details.

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1. Waiongana Gardens 74 Kairau Rd West, Waitara, 4373 John Wilmshurst & Diana Montgomery This 4-hectare garden bound by the Waiongana River has many varied spaces, a sunken garden, rose garden, redwoods, native river walk, log walls and a developing produce area to name but a few. The mostly flat terrain has enabled a large variety of easy walking avenues and vista viewpoints. This garden is well known for the herbaceous peonies that usually flower during the festival. Scrumptious savouries, cakes, tea, coffee and cold drinks from The Cake Diary will be on sale in the Pavilion. This garden was featured in the June 2017 House & Garden magazine. Turn off Mountain Rd SH3A to access Kairau Rd West.

EVENT: Flower Crown Workshop, Sat 9 Nov (see page 46)

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 755 0770 E johndianaw@gmail.com WaionganaGardens

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2. Magnolia Grove 6 Mahoetahi Rd, Waitara, 4382 Vance & Kathryn Hooper Magnolia Grove is a tranquil picturesque garden that has been developed over 14 years by Vance and Kathryn Hooper. There is a vast myriad of magnolia species, a magnolia maze and bee garden, which add to the range of plantings. The Mediterranean theme of succulents and cacti set the backdrop to the house reflecting over 40 years of plant collecting. Paths flow with the natural contours as you explore. A must see for rare and unusual plants on sale.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 754 7657 W magnoliagrove.co.nz

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3. Pukemiro 1121 Main Nth Rd, Onaero Rosanna Paterson & Evan Ryder This 4.5-hectare farm and retreat is teeming with a variety of vegetables and fruit trees. This largely self-sustainable property, named after the ancient pā site on its boundary, utilises crop rotation, seed preservation, companion planting and mulching. You can see lambs, baby calves, an earth room to store the garden’s generous bounty, and hear about Rosanna’s preserves and pickles. If you’re lucky, she may perform an impromptu acapella. Visitors take care near the cliff. Produce and plants for sale.

Open 9:30am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 752 3017 E rosonaero@gmail.com

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We know Gardens! We know Coffee!

Come in & experience...

Taranaki’s Top Garden Centre Fantastic Plant Selection - Undercover Shopping Working Edible Garden - Unique Giftware

All day breakfast - Set menu available Great selection of cabinet food Large outdoor dining area GARDEN CENTRE P: 06 755 2487 OPEN 7 DAYS

www.bigjims.co.nz 8.30am - 5.00pm

E: info@bigjims.co.nz 1217 Devon Rd, NP

CAFE P: 06 755 1829 | OPEN 7 DAYS | 8.30am - 4.00pm | www.bigjimscafe.co.nz

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4. Winlea Acre 2 Joll St, Waitara, 4383 Maurice & Ann Crackett An immaculate award-winning open-style garden that boasts a huge lawn with plantings on either side. The amazing variety of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, fruits and vegetables, skilfully planted in this garden provide a wonderful example of what can be achieved in short spaces of time with vision and expertise. The garden itself is entirely flat, curved beds planted with hellebores, a leucadendron, and hydrangeas border the immaculate and vast lawn. Other attractions in the garden include the addition of a house conservatory filled with orchids and subtropical plants, and a pergola draped with climbers where you can sit and take in the entire garden bursting with life. Parking for coach and cars, and complimentary tea and coffee available.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 021 0248 5840 / 027 250 9181

5. Armstrong Garden 87 Princess St, Waitara, 4320 Alathea & Bill Armstrong Alathea has a passion for the English cottage garden style in her large town garden. Herbaceous borders are full of spring colour and fragrance, featuring a large range of perennials and annuals. Some are new and unusual sitting amongst traditional favourites. Roses in abundance add scent and colour to this charming cottage garden. Flat easy walking and picnickers welcome. Roadside and bus parking available. This garden is back in the festival after popular demand.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 754 7830

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Tawa Glen Cafe

Open 7 days, Mon - Fri 9am - 3pm, Sat & Sun 9am - 4pm, Closed Public Holidays

Please talk to our friendly team for more information about catering and hire.

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Palmers New Plymouth welcomes visitors for the Taranaki Garden Festival 2019. Include our stunning garden centre in your Festival itinerary.

Serving breakfast through to afternoon tea, Cafe Botannix is the ideal setting to stop for a delicious meal, made in house with seasonal garden produce.

Our unique garden setting and covered outdoor courtyard is the perfect place to relax after meandering through the garden centre.

Try our Botannix Stack, Sweet Crepes or choose from our range of sweet treats.

Corner Katere and Devon Road, Fitzroy, New Plymouth Ph: 06 758 7455 Open 7 days from 8.30am A4

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Taranaki’s main hub is an energetic and vibrant city nestled on the west coast of New Zealand, hugging the wild Tasman Sea. This thriving place is an eclectic mix of historical landmarks and cutting-edge architecture.

From outdoor adventurers to art lovers, avid shoppers to foodies, the 70,000-strong district city is dotted with great coffee spots and has a vast selection of cafés and restaurants.

New Plymouth is home to an international triathlon, year round surfing events and the internationally acclaimed WOMAD festival in Brooklands Park, which adjoins our festival garden Pukekura Park every year.

MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • Visit our Festival Hub in the courtyard of the White Hart Hotel for tickets, help and information. You can also grab a coffee, food and engage in retail therapy.

Located in the West End Precinct.

• Reflect on the shining mirror façade of the Len Lye Centre. Explore the latest contemporary exhibition in the adjoining Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and the eclectic gift store. Cnr Devon St West and Queen St. • After a day of garden visits, book a table at the Nice Hotel. 71 Brougham St. Ph 06 758 6423.

• Take time to eat, enjoy and be inspired at Fairfield Garden Centre. See where your greens come from and get ideas about planting your own veggie or fruit patch from the edible beds that supply their delightful garden café.

• The Jewel and the Jeweller, contemporary jewellery made by NZ artists. 91c Devon St West.

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• Call into Puke Ariki, an award-winning library, museum and i-SITE, to learn the stories of Taranaki’s past. Enjoy the latest temporary exhibition and find information about the region. Ariki St. • Start your day with a bike ride along the awardwinning Coastal Walkway, covering 12.7km from the Taranaki Port to Bell Block and taking in Len Lye’s Wind Wand and Te Rewa Rewa Bridge.

• Kina is the perfect place for beautiful objects. The design store and gallery is filled with jewellery, sculpture, ceramics, glass, prints, homewares and original paintings from some of New Zealand’s talented emerging artists. 101 Devon St West.

• Social Kitchen, a comfortable bistro in stylish surrounds. 40 Powderham St. Ph 06 757 2711.

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6. Te Kainga Marire New Zealand Native Garden Paradise 15 Spencer Place, New Plymouth, 4312 Valda Poletti & David Clarkson Te Kainga Marire is the only private native garden sanctuary in New Zealand to be rated as a Garden of International Significance. Te Kainga Marire’s (translated ‘peaceful encampment’) point of difference lies in the natural plant associations that evoke a feeling of the real New Zealand. This native plant paradise was developed in 1972 from clay wasteland. Keen outdoor adventurers, the owners wanted a bird-friendly garden designed around the ecological groups they had observed in the wild. New Zealand native grasses, climbers, herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees have been carefully nurtured around rustic fences, a pond, a colonial bush hut and cool fern-filled whare. Shy tui now regularly fly into the garden to feed.

Enjoy a guided interactive sensory experience tour with the knowledgeable owners.

This garden features in the BBC series. Around the world in 80 Gardens first screened in 2008.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series Rewi Elliot and Finn Michalak – Cultivating Threatened Native Species - A Talk by Experts from Otari Native Botanic Gardens. Brought to you by Te Kainga Marire (see page 54). 3 Nov 2019, 2pm – 3pm (usual garden fee applies)

Open 9am – 5pm daily Sept to May, admission 3 tickets P 06 758 8693 E valda@tekaingamarire.co.nz W tekaingamarire.co.nz

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7. Sequoia Steps 21A Sequoia Grove, New Plymouth, 4312 Shane & Mel Hurliman A tranquil inner city hideaway orientated to comfortable outdoor living. Shane has built structures that make the most of the available space, while Mel has added the softer touches with her love of maples, hostas and pastel flowers. This garden lights up at night, weather permitting.

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Open 9am – 5pm and 7:30pm – 9:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 758 0596 / 027 297 4157 E mel2@xtra.co.nz

27 Durham Ave, New Plymouth,4312 Lynn & Robin Bublitz This plant collector’s paradise has been described as a miniature Pukeiti. The New Plymouth haven is filled with special plants from around the world, including rhododendrons. Lynn, who has a botany background, believes good gardens have a spiritual dimension, and that’s what you’ll find here. A garden of many levels, the lush lawn is surrounded by beds filled with interesting plantings, including some rare offerings. Like Pukeiti, a place dear to Lynn’s heart, this garden is backed by native bush that merges with Te Henui Walkway. Please take extra care around the bank as some paths are steep.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 7582 903 E lrbublitz@xtra.co.nz

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9. Tainui Close 13A Tainui St, New Plymouth, 4312 Chris Paul & Kevin Wensor Described by the owners as a landscape designer’s inner city hideaway; it is less than seven years since work developing this steep sloping hillside began. Planting and structures around the small flat section lead to steps from top to bottom. A strong landscape layout features Chris’s favourite plants to demonstrate the use of rooms on different levels. This is one final chance to visit Tainui Close and talk with Chris is his own garden.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series Right Plant, Right Place (see page 54) Open 9:30am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 758 8550 E planitearth@xtra.co.nz

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10. Hirst Cottage 94 Pendarves St, New Plymouth, 4310 Judi Gopperth This popular inner city garden superbly combines modern, minimalist and linear principles while enhancing the historical character of this Heritage A home est. 1862.

Fragrant colour themed white and green with a dash of red encapsulates the heritage protected oaks, ginkgo and pohutukawa. Enjoy the unique story, ambience of courtyards, gazebo and new designer garden structures.

Previously featured in NZ House & Garden and Your Home & Garden.

Open 9am – 5:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 027 676 1500 E judi.jag@xtra.co.nz IC BL PU

11. Pukekura Park & The Fernery and Display Houses

Fillis St, New Plymouth Located in the heart of New Plymouth, Pukekura is a Garden of National Significance and has held the international Green Flag award for six years running. Created in 1876, the park now spans 52 hectares. It has an amazing range of native and exotic plants displayed in a natural setting, as well as wonderful views of the lakes and Mt Taranaki.

The Fernery and Display Houses have been a must-see for almost a century. The three glass-topped caverns dug into a hillside and linked by tunnels, along with a tropical house, display a wide variety of native and exotic plants.

The Fernery is open 8:30am-5pm.

Details on Guided Walks and Tours can be found on page 55.

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12. Ngā Manu Garden 40 Manu Cres, New Plymouth, 4310 Chris & Angela Feron Ngā Manu (Bird Garden) is a new garden in development.

There is a male giant ginkgo tree, a variety of camellia trees, hydrangeas and rhododendrons, much to the delight of the resident native birdlife which inspired the gardens name. Corokia hedging and columnar golden beech trees create a sleek entrance into the Michael Mansvelt designed urban garden, while roses, cycad palms, star jasmine and Japanese silver grass have been designed to complement the modern European office pod which the garden surrounds.

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Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 027 753 6949 E chris@feronproperty.co.nz

13. Pukemara 5 Tyne Place, New Plymouth Alan Morris Rhododendron enthusiast Alan has created a town garden of three parts – a flat courtyard, flourishing veggie patch and a hillside woodland. The courtyard garden around the house features sub-tropical vireya rhododendrons combined with fuchsias, roses and perennials. The hillside garden at the rear has surprises around every corner of the zigzag path, especially colourful rhododendrons, fiery azaleas, mature trees, viburnums and hydrangeas. Another showcase is Alan’s healthy vegetable garden. Pukemara is also a haven for hostas, with a large selection of these lush leafy plants on show and for sale along with other plant varieties.

Pukemara featured in New Zealand Gardener in 2019.

Open 9am - 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 758 6251 E acmorris@xtra.co.nz

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14. Where the Wild Things Are 26 Mayfair Pl, New Plymouth, 4310 Rob & Kaye Shewry Variety! Visit this beautiful, secluded and sloping garden featuring perennials, flowers and foliage with lime and burgundy accents, herbs and vegetables and a peaceful woodland pathway with ferns, native plants and clivia. Enjoy landscapes by Rob Shewry, vintage tools, watercolours by Valma Taylor, jewellery by Carol Brodie, birdfeeders and garden sculptures by Kael as well as a small exhibition of art quilts by the Taranaki Art Quilt Group.

28A Trafalgar St, New Plymouth, 4310 Dee Turner This urban permaculture garden educates the visitor on self-sufficiency and various ways to grow food. Five zones are planted with annual, biennial and perennial crops to keep the gardens producing for the entire year.

See mandalas, espaliered fruit trees, a food forest and a 350-year-old natural bush block.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series – Urban Permaculture Walk, daily 11am (see page 53).

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 021 125 2035 E derinatur@hotmail.com W korito.co.nz

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19A Horizon Heights, New Plymouth, 4310 Bindu & Kam Sharma Most people would not have thought that this exposed, challenging hill-top site would work so well, but the vision of creating childhood memories in the Himalayas drove Bindu and Kam to create a garden of year-round colour and fragrance. This tranquil garden has views of both the horizon and the mountain.

Open 10am – 4:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 027 511 6591 E drbsharma@yahoo.com

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Open 9am – 4:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 7533452 / 027 6599 049 E robertshewry@gmail.com

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17. The Nice Garden

71 Brougham St, New Plymouth, 4310 Terry Parkes The Nice Garden is a tropical garden hidden by New Plymouth’s oldest wooden building, the lovingly restored boutique Nice Hotel. The Nice Garden has a variety of palms and tropical foliage that surround the wooden deck, outdoor fire and fish pond. Stepping off the street, you’ll find a perfect place to unwind and enjoy Sax in the City, a festival soirée. Pimm’s & cucumber sandwiches or rosé and canapés available for $20 per person.

EVENT: Sax in the City Daily during the festival 11:30am – 5pm (see page 25).

Open 11am – late, free admission P 06 758 6423 E info@nicehotel.co.nz W nicehotel.co.nz IC BL PU

18. Te Henui Cemetery Cnr Lemon St and Watson St, New Plymouth One of New Plymouth’s hidden gems, Te Henui Cemetery has an eclectic mix of plantings. Pohutukawa, cherry blossom and crab apple trees enhance the city’s oldest cemetery, and beds of flowers blossom year round, lovingly tended by dedicated volunteer gardeners and NPDC Parks staff. This inner city sanctuary has a magic that is unlike anywhere else. Explore and enjoy this tranquil garden steeped in local history. Te Henui has a five-star attraction rating with TripAdvisor.

EVENT: Twilight in Te Henui Thurs 7 Nov, 5:30pm (see page 48) Open daily, free admission P 06-759 6060 W newplymouthnz.com

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19. Tūpare 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Taranaki Regional Council Tūpare is an Arts and Crafts-inspired property established in 1932 by the Matthews family. Sculpted into a hillside above the Waiwhakaiho River, it features a Chapman-Taylor house set in grounds with secluded garden rooms, elegant borders and majestic trees.

There are free guided walks at 2pm daily during the festival and free house tours half-hourly from 10am to 12.30pm. Guided walks at other times may be booked on the website for a fee. The mobility vehicle runs before and after each house tour. Please let us know if you’re bringing a large group during this busy time.

Free festival events: • Saturday and Sunday, 2 and 3 November, 9.30am-4pm: Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Ensembles perform on the tennis court. Tea and home baking available for purchase.

• Saturday and Sunday, 9 and 10 November, 9.30am4pm: Birdlife, an exhibition by local artist Anna Scott, at the Cottage.

Tūpare is open all day, every day and entry is free. It’s owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council.

Open all day, every day. Free admission P 0800 736 222 E regional.gardens@trc.govt.nz W tupare.nz @TupareGardens @TaranakiRG

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Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, the contemporary art museum of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Mikala Dwyer Earthcraft 2019, detail, installation view Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.

Courtesy the artist. Photo Sam Hartnett

Open seven days: 10 am – 5 pm New Plymouth District residents – Free (w/proof of address) All under 16s – Free | 65+ years – $10 | Visitors – $15 42 Queen Street New Plymouth Aotearoa New Zealand govettbrewster.com

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• fresh produce • local supplies • hospitality experts • trend setters Home of the: Hard-to-finds Hidden treasures Horticulture experts & advice Over 70 varieties of Rhododendrons in store!

532 Mangorei Road, Highlands Park, New Plymouth Open 7 Days 9am - 5pm, Phone 06 758 8831

An extensive range of Breakfast, Lunch and cabinet items.

Excite your taste buds and rethink your relationship with food!

532 Mangorei Road, Highlands Park, New Plymouth Open 7 days 9am to 4pm, Phone 06 757 9494

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71 Brougham Street Ph 06 758 6423

1 - 10 November 11:30 - 5pm Daily Pimm's & Cucumber Sandwiches or Rosé & Canapés. $20 per head. Booking preferred A12

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Koru on Koru

Gallery & Sculpture Garden 283 Koru Rd. Oakura, 12km South from City off Highway 45 (route to Pukeiti) Place of Interest Fringe Garden festival Buses & Camper van friendly info@beachstreetmotel.co.nz www.beachstreetmotel.co.nz 0800 757 2925 | +64 6 757 2925

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Garden seating (bring your picnic) Coffee available.

Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Photography and local stories www.faylooney.com • Ph 021 410 030 Open 9am through until whenever

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Opens 14 September 2019 Lane Gallery, Level 2, Puke Ariki Library Explore the landscape, history and plants of Pukeiti, and the conservation initiatives of a garden as a living museum.

Free entry | Open 7 days | www.pukeariki.com

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OAKURA This thriving beach side community and summer resort location is a short 14km drive west of New Plymouth.

Embraced by the protective Kaitake Ranges, Oakura is home to a magnificent surf beach, a great pub, cafés, florist, gift shop and has a flourishing arts community.

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OKATO This small coastal town is positioned along the wellknown Surf Highway 45, which boasts some of the best surf breaks in the country. Okato serves the farming community and coffee seekers. It’s also home to the iconic Stony River, one of the main rivers that flows from Mt Taranaki.

MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • Visit The Crafty Fox in Oakura for New Zealand made art, crafts and jewellery. 1145 Surf Highway 45.

Ph 06 752 7291.

• Stop at High Tide for one of the best coffees in Oakura. 1136B South Rd. Open 7am to 2pm.

• Stunning locally designed and crafted jewellery, visit Ringcraft Moana. 109 Surrey Hill RD, Oakura Ph 06 752 7772.

• Koru on Koru Gallery offers a collection of art from Taranaki and beyond, including owner Fay Looney’s glorious landscape photographs. 283 Koru Rd, RD 4, Oakura. Ph 06 752 7807.

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• Take in the incredible ocean views while dining at award-winning Black Sand Pizzeria, traditional Napoli style pizza and bistro meals. 1 Tasman Parade, Oakura. Ph 06 752 7806.

• Just south of Okato is the picturesque Cape Egmont Lighthouse at the end of Cape Rd. Discover its story at the Historic Cape Lighthouse and Museum at the end of Bayly Rd, Rahotu. Open Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11am to 3pm.

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20. Roebuck Farm 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth Jodi Roebuck & Tanya Mercer An international beacon for modelling sustainability, traditional growing principles and innovation. This biointensive market garden and restoration grazing farm, focuses on direct-marketing their own produce and regenerating pasture diversity with stock management.

Roebuck Farm featured on Country Calendar. Open to self-explore.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series – Market Farm Tour, weekends 2pm (see page 53). @RoebuckFarm Open 10am – 4pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 7511 019 E seedkeeper@xtra.co.nz W roebuckfarm.com

158 Mirikau Rd, Warea, 4381 Chris & Steak Goodin Set amidst old coastal lahars, very large volcanic rocks lend drama to this garden. Spacious lawns spread out from the family home and are surrounded by trees and abundant flowering plants, including flowering roses and rhododendrons.

Chris and Steak’s daughter, Nicci Goodin, is a prominent New Plymouth florist and much of the planting is with her creativity in mind.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 752 8160 / 0274 719744 E jgoodin@farmside.co.nz

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22. Pukeiti 2290 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth Taranaki Regional Council Over seven decades, Pukeiti has built up one of the world’s biggest and most diverse collections of rhododendrons and other exotics, their rich colours bursting into life against a backdrop of lush native rainforest. The 360 ha property also boasts an absorbing range of free, family-orientated activity options, walking tracks for all fitness levels, and a state-of-the-art visitor centre and popular café.

Visit the Lodge to see an art exhibition and rhododendron flower display. There are free guided walks every day at 2pm during the festival as well as mobility vehicle rides for less-able visitors on the hour from 9am to 1pm.

Guided walks at other times may be booked on the website for a fee. Please let us know if you’re bringing a large group during this busy time.

Pukeiti is open all day, every day and entry is free. It’s owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council.

FREE EVENTS: Art Exhibition by Susan Worthington, Flower Display Rhododenderon Blooms.

Open all day, every day. Free admission P 0800 736 222 E regional.gardens@trc.govt.nz W pukeiti.nz @PukeitiGardens @TaranakiRG

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23. The van der Poel Garden 92 Ruakere Rd, Warea, 4381 Maria & Hugo van der Poel Just 30 minutes’ drive from New Plymouth, this large spacious country garden originated with an emphasis on vegetables, fruit trees, beehives and livestock.

Expansive lawns surrounded by established mature trees and formal plantings lead to a native bush walk.

Internationally renowned sculptures will be on display, including works by Terry Stringer and Rick Swain.

Picnickers welcome. Tea and coffee available.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 027 633 0351 E hugo_maria@xtra.co.nz

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OPUNAKE Halfway along the 105km stretch of road known as Surf Highway 45, you’ll discover great cafes, antique stores, vibrant murals and a bronze statue celebrating the running efforts of hometown hero and Olympic champion Peter Snell.

Opunake is a favoured seaside destination that features world- renowned surf breaks, mountain to sea views and plenty of opportunity for sand-strolling.

MANAIA Home to Yarrow’s, one of the largest bakeries in the country (established in 1912), Manaia has been nicknamed the “bread capital”. Yarrows Family Bakers supply bread and bread products to restaurants, hotels and retailers all over the world. The village gets its real name from the former Māori chief of the district, Hukunui Manaia.

A model loaf of bread welcomes people into the town, where they can stop by the bakery, admire the historic band stand or just be delighted by the friendly charm of the village centre.

HAWERA The main hub of South Taranaki is a bustling town known for its eateries and iconic water tower. The latter was built in 1914 to assist firefighting in the town, which was hit by devastating blazes in 1884, 1888, and 1912. Aptly, the Māori name of Hawera means “the burnt place” or “breath of fire”.

It is also known as the home of writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson and an important service town for the dairy industry. Whareroa, the world’s largest dairy factory complex, is built just out of town.

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MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • The Sugar Juice Café on Opunake’s main road offers wholesome food, excellent coffee and a lovely courtyard.

• A community gallery that changes exhibitions monthly, Lysaght Watt Gallery showcases contemporary fine arts by emerging and established artists. Gallery hours Monday - Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-1pm. Closed on Sundays. Free admission. 4-6 Union St, Hawera.

• Someday Café in Hawera has plenty of delicious options to choose from between garden visits.

Open for breakfast, brunch and lunch. 90 Princes St, Hawera.

• The Taranaki National Art Awards exhibition showcasing the best in the region is on at Sandfords Event Centre in Opunake Nov 2 to Nov 9, from 10am to 4pm.

• Visit the award-winning Tawhiti Museum. Weta Workshops has helped create an underground boat ride depicting a time in Taranaki history. www.tawhitimuseum.co.nz • The famed Yarrows Bakery on Manaia’s main road has a factory shop where garden visitors can buy freshly baked goods. 38 South Rd, Manaia Ph 06 274 8195.

24. Sanderson Garden 1961 South Rd, Manaia, 4678 John & Elaine Sanderson Sanderson Garden is a rural garden rated four stars by the NZ Gardens Trust. The lush sanctuary of nikau palms, colourful perennials, camellias, and native grasses give way to spectacular views of Mt Taranaki.

Expansive lawns and established garden beds are set amongst sheltering maples, a weeping elm, and a towering walnut tree. Cherry trees, portuguese laurels and roses flourish. Many sculptures and ornaments feature throughout, including two “lady sphinxes” who welcome visitors to the garden. Parking available.

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Open 9am – 5:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 027 4 999 491 E elainesanderson1961@outlook.com

25. Oakley Garden 79 Lower Normanby Rd, Manaia,4678 Guy & Jenny Oakley Join festival stalwart Jenny Oakley who has entered her garden into the festival for the full 32 years. Just 2km from an exposed coastline, shelter is an important aspect for the Oakley Garden. Features include brick walls and pillars, cottage-style plantings, early flowering roses, vegetable potager and the remarkable hanging baskets for which she is renowned.

Oakley featured in Your Home and Garden in April 2019.

Plants for sale, complimentary tea/coffee.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series Hanging Baskets Demo, Sat 2 Nov 11am (see page 54) EVENT: Garden Speaker Series Plant Propagation Tips and Tricks, Thurs 7 Nov 1:30pm (see page 54)

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Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 274 8060 / 027 6343784 E guy.oakley@xtra.co.nz

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26. Hollard Gardens 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Taranaki Regional Gardens Established in the fertile rural landscape south of Mt Taranaki by renowned plantsman Bernie Hollard in the 1920s, this property boasts a plant collection of national importance. It features many rhododendrons and unusual plants, and offers delightful contrasts.

There are free guided tours at 2pm daily during the festival. Guided tours at other times may be booked on the website for a fee. Please let us know if you’re bringing a large group during this busy time.

Free events in the Hollard Centre: • Saturday 2 November, 10am-3pm: New Plymouth artist Anna Scott completes open-air drawings and exhibits her artwork.

• Sunday 3 November, 10am-12pm: Beautiful Edibles – free public workshop.

• Wednesday 6 November, 1pm: New Plymouth gardener, plant collector and botanist Lynn Bublitz shares stories on gardens that have inspired him.

Hollard Gardens are open all day, every day and entry is free. They’re owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council.

Open all day, every day. Free admission P 0800 736 222 E regional.gardens@trc.govt.nz W hollardgardens.nz @HollardGardens @TaranakiRG

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1064 Auroa Rd, Manaia, 4678 Marie Mills Nearly 60 years ago, Openlands consisted of a homestead and two trees. Now it’s a well-established country garden perfect for weddings and events with a historic church on site.

Mt Taranaki is the dramatic backdrop for the garden and provides a magical setting for special moments and garden outings. Openlands features sweeping lawns, mature trees, perennial borders with camellias, rhododendrons and roses, a shade house, native dell and natural stream to create a garden of surprises and tranquillity.

We provide Devonshire teas and complimentary tea and coffee.

Pop over parking for Motorhomes welcome.

Crafts for sale during festival.

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EVENT: Ombré - a singing performance in the historic church, Sat 2 Nov, 2pm (see page 57) EVENT: The Country Fair, Sun 3 Nov, 10am – 3pm (see page 51)

Open 9:30am – 4:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 274 5620 E mills.openlands@xtra.co.nz W openlands.co.nz @openlandsweddings @openlandsweddings A20

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Cnr Upper High St and Waihi Rd, Hawera South Taranaki District Council King Edward Park, this year was awarded its fifth star by the New Zealand Gardens Trust. The Edwardian ancestry of the park can be seen in its charmingly formal design.

Grassy avenues and close clipped hedges provide the structure of the park, which is home to exuberant floral borders and rose gardens, quaint historic structures and aged trees.

Ducks and occasional model yachts can be seen reflected in the century old boating pond and the park is home to a bronze statue of Wendy, the companion piece to the Peter Pan in London’s Kensington garden.

Seek out some of the features along pathways, offering different perspectives on ever changing gardens.

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EVENT: Enjoy ‘Views into the Garden’, a special installation open daily 10am-4pm (see page 51)

Open all day, every day. Free admission P 06 2780555 W Southtaranaki.co.nz

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29. Mary’s Place 190 Glover Rd, Hawera, 4610 Mary Dickson Take one step into Mary’s Place and you’ll be dazzled by colour, form and fascinating plants. This highly detailed and immaculate town garden reflects the lifelong gardening experience of Mary, who has been part of the festival since its inception in 1987. Archways are draped with climbing roses and clematis, layered plantings provide depth and small water features add movement and sound. The clever use of found objects and container plants thick with flowers and foliage add to this inspiring, flowing garden of many hues.

Open 9:30am – 4pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 278 8270 E marydickson@xtra.co.nz

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Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 278 7007 E peter_norine@xtra.co.nz

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31. Sullivan Garden 283 Matangarara Rd, Hawera, 4672 Peter & Neryda Sullivan It began as an asparagus paddock and, over 20 years, was transformed into a curvaceous garden. This Hawera beauty is plump with roses and rhododendrons (about 150) and ablaze with azaleas. Curved paths and clipped hedges provide definition and form, while sweeping lawns frame views of Mt Taranaki. Cottage plantings, pots brimming with flowers and foliage, along with garden art, help create pictures throughout. The Sullivan Garden featured in the July 2016 issue NZ House & Garden magazine.

Open 9:30am – 4:30pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 278 5685 / 027 292 6886 E bfsullivan@xtra.co.nz

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3 Puawai St, Hawera, 4610 Linda & Steve Morrison History and beauty combine to create a soothing garden picture against a rural backdrop in Hawera. Graceful Tairoa Lodge (built 1875) is surrounded by sweeping lawns, towering kauri and pohutukawa. Tairoa Cottage will become a café for the festival, serving coffee, wine and its famous ploughman’s lunch.

EVENT: Luncheon en Blanc with Kate Hillier, Sat 2 Nov (see page 50) EVENT: Hamden Estate Winery Tasting, Wed 6 Nov (see page 50) Open 10am – 4pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 278 8603 E info@tairoa-lodge.co.nz W tairoa-lodge.co.nz

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14 Ngawhini Rd, Hawera 4674 Jennifer & Ken Horner The country garden folds around a hilltop site with spectacular views. Herbaceous plantings, lawn tennis court, vegetable garden and parterre are enhanced by the landscape. Natives blend with exotic varieties to give seasonal variety. The Puketarata Pā and kainga Keteonatea, were both significant to the area. The gully has a QEII covenant, with natives, exotics and walking tracks.

Complimentary tea and coffee. Family picnics welcome.

EVENT: Garden Speaker Series – A Walk Through the PĀst (see page 52) @PuketarataGarden Open 9:30am – 5:30pm, admission 2 tickets P 06 278 3081 / 021 278 3081 E info@puketaratagarden.co.nz W puketaratagarden.co.nz

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34. Gravetye 60 Manawapou Rd, Hawera John & Jenny Pease Gravetye is a formal garden that celebrates the simplicity of mass green planting. Wander along the lime walk, under planted with Choisya ternate. The immaculate lawns are bordered by carefully shaped hedges, topiary, sculptures, plantings of iris, roses and lavender. A reflection pool, a laburnum arch and an enclosed vegetable garden are other standout features that radiate out from the house. The garden, in its 13th year of development, was designed and planted by the owners. Kapiti Ice Cream tubs available.

Open 9.30am – 5.30pm, admission 1 ticket (proceeds to Hospice Taranaki) P 06 278 5422 E jjpease@yahoo.com A21

Festival Garden Book ahead for Ploughman’s Lunch Gourmet cafe food Ozone espresso coffee, wine & beer Dine alfresco overlooking the garden or inside the cosy cottage Tairoa Cottage Cafe open 10am-4pm during the festival only 3 Puawai Street, Hawera.

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ELTHAM Eltham is a town of many firsts. The first pound of butter was made there, it had New Zealand’s first tarred macadam street, and was the country’s first place to manufacture rennet, important for cheese making.

It even has a water reservoir painted like a round of cheese. The pretty Victorian buildings that line the main street are home to many charming antique and curiosity shops.

STRATFORD Stratford is a tribute to the great bard William Shakespeare and is named after his birthplace in Warwickshire. The town features 67 streets named after characters from an assortment of Shakespeare’s plays. Stratford, population 9000, is also home to the only Glockenspiel clock tower in New Zealand and is the starting point of the Forgotten World Highway to Taumarunui.

INGLEWOOD As well as laying claim to eight buildings classified by the New Zealand Historical Places Trust, it is also home to the oldest remaining railway station on its original site in New Zealand.

MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • It goes without without saying that Fenton Street Art Collective is into ART in a big way: the ART of Coffee, Art of ART and the ART of Distilling. Take a look at what you can find in this historic building.

Open daily for lunch and dinner, 11 Fenton St, Stratford.

• A visit to the breath-taking Dawson Falls on Mt Taranaki. The falls are a 10-minute walk from the carpark at the top of Manaia Rd, Kaponga.

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• The Forgotten World Highway (SH 43) drive is a unique example of untamed native bush and stunning natural scenery.

• Whangamomona Hotel, 6018 Ohura Rd, SH43. Ph 06 7625823. Experience history at the 105-year-old hotel.

• The award-winning Possum Factory offers naturally tanned fur products designed to provide true warmth. 1103 Opunake Rd, Mahoe. Ph 06 764 6133. www.envirofur.co.nz • The Percy Thomson Gallery is Stratford’s public art gallery. Open 10.30am - 4pm weekdays and 10.30am - 3pm weekends on Prospero Place, Miranda St. www.percythomsongallery.org.nz. Ph 06 765 0917.

• If you love a nibble with your evening beverage, call into the Eltham Cheese Bar for a range of reasonably priced products. 30 Bridge St. • The Bank in Eltham is a treasure trove of vintage furniture, retro wares, costume jewellery and clothing, plus contemporary photography. 51 Bridge St. Ph 06 764 7452.

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35. Merleswood 597 Beaconsfield Rd, Stratford, 4332 Peter & Cathy Lang Merleswood, 6kms east of Stratford, is a magnificent garden with an abundance of rhododendrons, camellias, maples, oaks and elm trees. The gardens and pathways are filled with hostas, azaleas, spring bulbs and cottage plants. Rugosas, lavender, standard roses, wisteria, a hidden garden with stream are a haven for blackbirds, thrushes, fantails and tui. These are just some of the highlights of this 115-year-old property.

Open 9am to 4pm, admission 1 ticket P 021 914 564 / 027 627 4494 E petencathy@outlook.co.nz

36. Greenhills 37 Cassandra St, Stratford, 4332 Shirley Greenhill This is a floral artist’s garden that cleverly incorporates a mixed perennial garden, shrubbery and a rockery with a bounty of treasures. This urban garden effectively uses different levels to draw you in, where climbing clematis and garden structures create intriguing shapes in a small space. Ground covers, mulching and a canopy of small trees make maintaining a lovely garden easier.

Open 9am – 4pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 765 7338

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37. La Vie en Rose 51 Bridge St, Eltham,4322 Barbara Valintine & Mark Bellringer This French-inspired courtyard garden in Eltham has a unique flair and style that offers places to sit and indulge.

The original bank building guards La Vie en Rose from the front and features an eclectic design store in the old bank chambers. House tours of the refurbished bank manager’s residence, which has featured in a number of magazines, will be offered daily at 2pm by host Barbara Valintine at an additional cost with a complimentary glass of rosé. Limited spaces available, bookings essential by calling Barbara on 027 457 6955.

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1054 State HWY 43, Stratford, 4392 June & Colin Lees (Forgotten World HWY) This vibrant, colourful garden is framed by a canopy of deciduous trees. Rhododendrons and viburnums flower in profusion. Collections of hostas and heuchera interplay in the filtered light areas giving a sense of peace and timelessness. Roses and trellised clematis add excitement. A range of different edging plants gives definition to borders, many of which are filled with amazing iris varieties, peonies and special plantings.

Simon Lees woodcrafts available to purchase.

Open 9am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 762 2847 E colin.june.lees@xtra.co.nz

39. Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation 636 Stanley Rd, Stratford, 4394 Amanda & Les Heynie Te Popo is a garden paradise set amongst 13 hectares of parkland with magnificent native trees, a 30m suspension bridge, deep river gorges and birdsong as you stroll extensive forest trails. This Taranaki garden is magic for all the senses. Exotic and coniferous trees create borders of every colour, form and shape, and the woodland features a zoo of animal sculptures. Artist Janet Marshall will be painting in this idyllic setting during the garden festival with artworks and gift pieces available to purchase.

Accommodation and camping available, contact Amanda.

EVENT: Let’s go on Safari – Daily (see page 48) Open 9am – 6pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 7628 775 E tepopogardens@gmail.com W tepopo.co.nz

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40. Stanleigh Garden 752 Dudley Rd Upper, Inglewood, 4386 Wayne & Donna Busby This peaceful country garden, with stunning views to both the coast and the mountain, uses its elevated position to grow splendid hybrid rhododendrons that flower throughout the spring. Hostas are used extensively as underplanting, while maples, hydrangeas, hedges and generous planting create the perfect park-like setting.

Features include a large pond, complete with a small jetty, rustic fences and garden seating that is perfect for picnickers. Crafts and art for sale. Complimentary tea and coffee. @StanleighGarden Open 9:30am – 5pm, admission 1 ticket P 06 7566 167 E buzz@primowireless.co.nz A24

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Accommodation, Food, Drink Richard and Vicki Pratt

Whangamomona Hotel RD 26 Stratford 4396 p 06 7625823 www.whangamomonahotel.co.nz info@whangamomonahotel.co.nz

Pie & Pint Tunnel Tour of Eastern Taranaki

Fancy a pie and a pint lunch at the iconic Whangamomona Hotel? Then join with up to 30 other people on a bus tour of Tunnels of Taranaki.

Tours Mon 4th Nov and Wed 6th Nov plus Fri 8th Nov if sufficient demand. Departs Stratford War Memorial Hall car park 9am sharp.

To book contact Jo Corlett corglen.ftp@xtra.co.nz Phone 0274712828 Price $125.00 includes delicious pie and pint or alternative liquid refreshment.

Bookings must be paid by Friday 25th Oct.

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Events

Flower Crown Workshop with Pineapple Sage Grab a friend and come along to this fun hands-on afternoon and create your own beautiful fresh flower crown. This is an all levels accessible workshop where you’ll be provided with all the tools and skills you need to craft your gorgeous headpiece that can be dried and kept forever.

No floristry experience is required and in an hour and a half you can get as creative as you like as you learn the techniques of wiring and taping the beautiful blooms into a glorious flower crown. This is the perfect way to finish off your ensemble for the Mitre 10 - Flora and Fauna gala event.

Pineapple Sage – Specialist wedding florist dedicated to designing and creating designer bouquets and arrangements.

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Date/Time Sat 9 Nov, 4pm – 5.30pm Venue Waiongana Gardens, 74 Kairau Rd West, Waitara Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 759 8412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $55 pp (Includes $5 garden entry fee and all materials to make your own flower crown)

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Join us for a night of celebration at this year’s garden gala event of the festival - the Mitre 10 Flora and Fauna.

Bring together your group of friends for this stunning event and swathe yourselves in beautiful floral ensembles for an evening of dancing, entertainment and fun. Expect an exquisite cocktail on arrival to start from the notable Cardrona Distillery, alongside gorgeous canapés served throughout the evening. Fancy feet, faux fur, floral fashion and of course your flower crown are a must for this garden gala.

This luxurious botanical inspired event is sure to be the highlight of your festival calendar!

Date/Time Sat 9 Nov, 7pm – 12am Venue Gover St, 31 Gover St, New Plymouth Theme Flora and Fauna Dress code Flower crowns, floral fashion, botanical inspired luxe Delights Prizes for Outstanding Costume, Outstanding Headwear, and Outstanding Couple Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $100pp (includes 2 Cardrona cocktails, canape’s and entertainment)

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Twilight in Te Henui Set just inside the gates of Te Henui Cemetery, amongst the picturesque historical grounds is Te Henui Chapel. With 360 degree windows this state-of-the-art venue will host this year’s gin in the garden outing. Last year this event sold out in rapid timing.

It’s your chance to get a group together, sip and sample the newest Juno distillations, enjoy delicious canapés and mix and mingle in the elegant, architecturally designed Te Henui Chapel. You’ll be served Juno cocktails including signature drink the ‘Bloody Monica’ named after New Zealand arts patron and women’s rights advocate Monica Brewster. She now rests in the cemetery.

Afterwards, stroll through Te Henui cemetery and see the incredible garden work that is crafted by a group of six volunteers who prefer to remain anonymous. They are the wonderful ghosts of Te Henui Cemetery.

Let’s Go on Safari Kids Animal Hunt Nestled in the mystical woodlands of Te Popo are 17 bronze statues waiting to be discovered. Bring the kids on an African Safari animal hunt. The hand-made sculptures in life-size proportions will be poised and hidden amongst the trees. The striking African beasts are waiting for you to find each one as you venture around the paths and tracks of Te Popo.

On your hunting expedition, search out the huge crocodile sipping from the creek, the statuesque giraffe or the king of the jungle – the proud lion. On the completion of your hunt, all children’s efforts will be rewarded with a well-deserved ice cream for their sharp hunting skills.

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Date/Time Daily during the festival Details Animal hunt will take 45 mins

Kids under 12 are free entry and will receive an ice-cream after the Safari

Prams are welcomed but take care on the paths and walkways Venue Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation, 636 Stanley Rd, Stratford Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

Date/Time Thurs 7 Nov, 5:30pm Venue Te Henui Chapel, 174 Lemon St, New Plymouth Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 759 8412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $55pp (includes 2 cocktails and canapés)

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Juno Gin Distillery Tour This event has been brought back by popular demand as this multi-award-winning gin is made right here in Taranaki. New awards to add to their bounty were SILVER – 2018 International Wine & Spirits Awards (Hong Kong) and BRONZE – 2018 International Wine & Spirits Awards (London) and their 2019 Summer Gin Winner: GOLD at the 2019 NZ Spirit Awards.

To celebrate the 2019 Taranaki Garden Festival, Dave and Jo James, the Juno Gin team, are offering an opportunity to come and meet the makers at their New Plymouth distillery. The tour will give you a welcome cocktail, a behind-the-scenes look at how gin is made, the key botanicals, and glorious tastings of a range of their gins, including the yet-to-be-released Ltd Ed 2019 Spring Gin. The distillery also offers a cellar door for off-premise enjoyment.

Date/Time Fri 1 Nov, 5pm

Fri 8 Nov, 5pm Venue Juno Gin, 16D Sunley St, Westown, New Plymouth Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $55pp

Forgotten 43 Brewing Tour & Tasting Begun in the sheds of two Taranaki locals – mates with a passion for quality all-grain craft beer and a love for all things Taranaki.

Forgotten 43 Brewing is located in Stratford at the beginning of State Highway 43, known locally as the Forgotten World Highway. Owned and operated by a group of enthusiastic locals with a taste for brewing quality craft beer. In the spirit of those early settlers, they are forging ahead with their passion to create quality craft beer.

Come and meet the brewers, hear the story of how they started and see how beer is made in their boutique brewery. You will also get the opportunity to sample their brews and take home an exclusive Limited Release beer!

Date/Time Wed 6 Nov, 3pm – 5pm

Fri 8 Nov, 3pm – 5pm Venue Forgotten 43 Brewing, 279 Broadway, Stratford Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $40pp

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Luncheon en Blanc

Hamden Estate Winery Tasting

with Kate Hillier The dress code is all white for this fabulous Luncheon en Blanc. Enjoy three courses, wine matching from Mike Radich and hear how to achieve an award winning garden from horticulturist Kate Hillier.

Kate is a member of the renowned English horticultural family and an award-winning designer. An experienced flower show judge, having judged at many international shows including RHS Chelsea. Career highlights include GM Ellerslie Flower Show and Director of NZ Flower & Garden Show.

Do you want to know what it takes to win gold at the Chelsea Flower Show? Come join us at Tairoa Lodge for an entertaining afternoon of mouth-watering food, paired wine and a garden festival story to remember.

For details of full menu please see our website: www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Date/Time Sat 2 Nov, 11:30am Venue Tairoa Lodge, 3 Puawai St, Hawera Dress Code All white attire Transport Coach departs TAFT office, Cnr Powderham and Brougham Sts, 10:30am – 3pm Bookings TAFT office, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $100pp (incl garden entry, luncheon and wine tasting) Admission $128pp (incl garden entry, luncheon, wine tasting and coach)

Wairarapa meets Taranaki An intimate evening of wine and fine food awaits you at Tairoa Lodge. Winemaker David Iggulden from Hamden Estate in Martinborough will introduce four wines with four delicious courses from Tairoa Lodge and talk about the story behind their label, vineyard establishment, links to Taranaki, wine and food matching and anecdotes from the vineyard life. Join us at 6pm for a glass of bubbles to start, followed by dinner.

Wine sales on the evening.

Date/Time Wed 6 Nov, 6pm Venue Tairoa Lodge, 3 Puawai St, Hawera Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Bookings essential, limited numbers Admission $100pp

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Views into the Garden A special installation to enhance your festival experience.

At King Edward Park this year there will be a floral spectacle featuring the work of several local floral artists along with other fascinating gardening exhibits. Each day at 12 noon, you will see a variety of garden views.

From show-and-tell workshops, garden speakers, to live music and entertainment. This is a celebration of King Edward Park and it’s newly crowned 5 Star New Zealand Gardens Trust rating. This is a free event for the whole family.

Date/Time 10am – 4pm Venue King Edward Park, Cnr Upper High St and Waihi Rd, Hawera Admission Free event

The Country Fair The Country Fair is a festival event for the whole family.

Enjoy a relaxing day of food, music and shopping with hand-crafted quality goods from local stall holders.

Set beside the beautiful property, Openlands, you can stroll around the garden, peruse the many craft stalls inside the hall or bring a picnic and take in the views of the mountain on the church lawn.

There will be something for all to enjoy. Plenty of offroad parking.

The Garden Party Wear your Sunday best and come to the marquee in King Edward Park. Enjoy background jazz, afternoon tea and a complimentary glass of wine.

Date/Time Sun 3 Nov, 10am - 3pm Venue Openlands, 1064 Auroa Rd, Manaia Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

Date/Time Sun 3rd Nov, 2pm - 5pm Venue King Edward Park, Cnr Upper High St and Waihi Rd, Hawera Admission $25pp Contact Miranda Cullen 027 5718893 Tickets South Taranaki i-Site, Hawera 51

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Garden Speaker Series

A Walk Through the PĀst

Right Plant, Right Place with Chris Paul Chris Paul has been a successful landscape designer based in Taranaki for the past 27 years with many of his gardens regularly featuring in numerous house and garden magazines in New Zealand and overseas.

Hear expert planting advice from Chris as he tours you through his inner city garden.

Date/Time Sat 2 Nov, 2pm – 2:30pm

Sat 9 Nov, 2pm – 2:30pm Venue Tainui Close, 13A Tainui St, New Plymouth Bookings TAFT office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412 or www.gardenfestnz.co.nz Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

Bookings essential, limited numbers

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with Ken Horner Puketarata Garden lies inside an outer rampart of the historic Puketarata pā site, one of a number in the valley region. Around the 15th or 16th centuries, the age of pā building began, and for four or five hundred years Puketarata was home to Māori who lived and gardened at the pā site or its adjacent kainga (village) Keteonetea.

Historic events had a destructive effect on Taranaki and on Puketarata/Keteonetea. In the 1820s the musket wars began followed by the subsequent arrival of Pakeha in increasing numbers from 1840 and, by the 1860s, the land wars had commenced. The area was officially confiscated in 1865 by the government along with other Māori land in the area.

Although there is very little specific history known of this time, Ken Horner, amateur historian and owner of Puketarata Garden, has pieced together the history of the land that has been his family’s home since 1983.

Take part in a walk along the earthen structure that is all that remains of the historic pā site and join in the conversation with Ken about Puketarata’s place in history.

Date/Time Sun 3 Nov, 11am

Wed 6 Nov, 11am

Sun 10 Nov, 11am Venue Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hawera Admission Free event, usual garden fees applies ($10)

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Urban Permaculture Walk with Dee Turner Take a walk around an urban permaculture garden and food forest with gardener and teacher Dee Turner. See how soil is built by layering carbon and nitrogen layers from waste materials from the home and garden. Look at how you can combine fruit trees, fruiting crops, perennials, root crops, bulbs and climbers into an enhanced foodscape that feeds itself. Dee has done away with the conventional orchard and mowing, and instead grows plant guilds around her fruit trees to feed them, keep away the bugs, and obtain a yield all at the same time. Herb and edible groundcovers grow where grass once was, and annuals self-seed every season along with alpine strawberries. There’s always food to harvest all year round with minimal weeding and pruning – a great solution for a busy lifestyle.

Date/Time Daily 11am Venue Korito, 28A Trafalgar St, New Plymouth Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

Market Farm Tour with Jodi Roebuck & Tanya Mercer Jodi Roebuck, owner of Roebuck Farm, is a renowned biointensive gardening educator and restoration grazing consultant. This year Jodi will celebrate his 20th year growing and selecting heritage vegetable seed and the expansion of his thriving sustainable market garden and restoration grazing property at Omata.

Join Jodi for a tour around the award-winning Roebuck Farm. See first-hand the production of fast-growing salad greens, including microgreens, and how they are harvested using small innovative tools and produce is cleaned in a purpose-built wash room.

Jodi drew inspiration from a couple of “rock star” market gardeners from Canada, whose principles are extremely close to his own. Curtis Stone from Kelowna and Jean-Martin Fortier from Quebec, grow intensively and sustainably in permanent beds, on a small scale, which produce nutrient-dense food.

Alongside the plants, the land is home to 50 Texel / Cheviot sheep, used to thicken and improve the pastures through timed grazing. There will be lambs frolicking about during festival time, so bring your children to see them.

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Sat 2 Nov, 2pm Sun 3 Nov, 2pm Sat 9 Nov, 2pm Sun 10 Nov, 2pm Roebuck Farm, 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5) 53

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Garden Speaker Series

Plant Propagation Tips and Tricks with Jenny Oakley Festival veteran Jenny Oakley is one of the few gardeners who have entered gardens into the festival for the full 32 years. In 2005, Oakley Garden became a Garden of National Significance. Jenny has a Bachelor of Amenity Horticulture, and has accomplished a good deal of commercial garden design and maintenance in her career. A Trustee of the New Zealand Gardens Trust and also on the garden assessment team for the festival, Jenny does regular speaking events around the region sharing her knowledge and love of gardening.

Join Jenny in her garden for a talk on propagating plants. Take some time to pick up great tips on how to take cuttings from perennials and roses, watch Jenny demonstrate how to divide plants for an easy and inexpensive way to get new plants from the ones you already have.

Hanging Baskets Demo with Jenny Oakley Back by popular demand is Jenny’s demonstration on how she creates her remarkable hanging baskets for which she is renowned. Don’t miss this popular event held in Jenny’s own garden.

Date/Time Hanging Baskets Sat 2 Nov, 11am Date/Time Plant Propagation tips and tricks Thurs 7 Nov, 1.30pm Venue Oakley Garden, 79 Lower Normanby Rd, Manaia Admission Free event, usual garden fees applies ($5) 54

Cultivating Threatened Species - A Talk by Experts from Otari Native Botanic Garden with Rewi Elliot and Finn Michalak The garden that inspired the creation of Te Kainga Marire…

Manager (Rewi Elliot) and Curator (Finn Michalak) will share their experience of collecting and cultivating threatened native plants, and how they use them in the collections at Otari Native Botanic Garden. They will also talk about the various conservation projects they have been involved with and their hopes for further conservation at Otari.

Otari is a celebration of the New Zealand flora that inspires visitors on how the unique flora can be used in the home garden.

Date/Time Sun 3 Nov, 2pm Venue Te Kainga Marire, 15 Spencer Pl, New Plymouth Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($15)

Guided Walks and Tours Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk

Pukeiti Guided Walk

Come for a wander with our dedicated garden volunteers and explore this heritage cemetery. Enjoy the bird, bee and butterfly friendly haven with its wide range and abundance of flowers.

Date/Time Tues 5 Nov, 2pm

Thurs 7 Nov, 2pm

Sat 9 Nov, 2pm Venue 173 Lemon St, New Plymouth

Meet by the main sign by the first roundabout inside the cemetery Admission Free event

Date/Time Daily 2pm during the festival Venue Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth Admission Free event

Pukekura Park Guided Walk Join NPDC’s Pukekura Park staff on a guided walk through one of New Zealand’s most significant public gardens. Learn about the history, fascinating plants and discover hidden corners whilst on this tour.

Please wear suitable walking shoes. A medium level of fitness is required. The event will proceed wet or fine.

Date/Time Wed 6 Nov, 9am

Fri 8 Nov, 9am Venue Meet outside The Bellringer Pavilion, Pukekura Park, Fillis St, New Plymouth Admission Free event

Fernery and Display House – Pukekura Park

Tūpare Guided Walk Date/Time Daily 2pm during the festival Venue Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Admission Free event

Tūpare Guided House Tour The Friends of Tūpare will conduct daily tours of the beautifully restored Chapman-Taylor designed home built by Sir Russell and Lady Matthews. Before and after the tours a mobility vehicle will be operating to help less able visitors up and down the steep driveway.

Date/Time Daily 10am – 12:30pm during the festival.

Every 30 minutes Venue Meet at the front door of the house, Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Admission Free event

Hollard Gardens Guided Walk Date/Time Daily 2pm during the festival Venue Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Admission Free event

This tour and demonstration will give you a first-hand look at what goes into creating the stunning displays in the Fernery and Display Houses. You’ll see colourful coleus, exotic foliage plants and elegant orchids.

Date/Time Tues 5 Nov, 11am

Thurs 7 Nov, 11am Venue Meet at the Fernery and Display House entrance, Pukekura Park, Fillis St, New Plymouth Admission Free event

The Fernery and Display Houses will be open from 8:30am to 5pm during the festival.

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Art Not to Miss Art in Gardens

Exhibition Balancing Act is a group exhibition at Kina Gallery that features the work of Melissa Young, Sarah Wilkins & Camille Walton.

Melissa Young’s exquisite small bronze sculptures will be accompanied by an exhibition of illustrations by globally known illustrator Sarah Wilkins and Wellington artist Camille Walton. Balancing Act refers to the balance faced by many female artists juggling their art practice with life – be it family or other occupations.

Despite the contrast of mediums (sculpture and illustration), the artists each present a celebration of the figure – in motion, in nature, dreams or in contemplation.

Opening Fri 25 Oct, 5pm Duration 25 Oct - 19 Nov Hours Weekdays 9am – 5:30pm Sat 9:30am – 4pm, Sun 10am - 3pm Venue Kina Gallery, 101 Devon St West, New Plymouth Contact sales@kina.co.nz / kina.co.nz Admission Free

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Selected gardens will host renowned Taranaki artists in their gardens this festival. Make sure you take the opportunity to visit and see the artwork they have displayed.

• Gravetye to host: Richard Landers (glass).

• Stanleigh Garden to host: Brigitte Calloway (sculpture).

• Sequoia Steps to host: Garry Cole (sculpture), and Shane Hurliman (sculpture).

• The Nice Garden to host: Maria Brockhill (ceramics).

• Cairnhill Garden to host: Simon Lees (woodcraft).

• Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation to host: Janet Marshall (painting).

• The van der Poel Garden to host: Terry Stringer (sculpture), Rick Swain (sculpture), Wellington artist Tanya Ashken (bronze), and Whanganui artist Rick Rudd (ceramics).

• Where the Wild Things Are to host: Rob Shewry (painting), Valma Taylor (painting), Carol Brodie (jewellery), Kael (sculptures), and Taranaki Art Quilt Group (fabric).

• La Vie en Rose to host: Mark Bellringer (photography).

• Bublitz Garden to host: Chris Wells (sculpture).

• Tairoa Lodge to host: Mike Cole (wood) and Celeste Cole (painting).

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Community Events

Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Ensembles

Openlands Country Fair will have live performances from signing duet Two Fat Ladies.

Date/Time Sun 3 Nov, between 10am - 3pm Venue Openlands, 1064 Auroa Road, Manaia Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

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Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Ensembles will be performing for your enjoyment at Tūpare on the tennis court. At the performance there will also be delicious tea and home baking for purchase. Support their fundraiser then stroll around beautiful Tūpare.

Date/Time Sat 2 Nov and Sun 3 Nov, 9:30am – 4pm Venue Tūpare tennis court, Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Contact taranakisorchestra.co.nz Admission Free event

Two Fat Ladies

Ombré

The Plant Collector

Ombré means “blended colours”. The ensemble of 12 women singers will perform a mix of light classical, folk and pop within the historic 1911 church at Openlands.

Date/Time Sat 2 Nov, 2pm Venue Openlands, 1064 Auroa Road, Manaia Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies ($5)

Lynn Bublitz from Bublitz Garden is a plant collector and botanist. Visit Hollard Gardens and hear Lynn share stories on gardens that have inspired him.

Date/Time Wed 6 Nov, 1pm Venue Hollard Centre, Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Admission Free event 57

1 – 10 Nov 2019

Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail Be part of the backyard sustainability revolution!

The Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail is an annual event that celebrates local efforts in sustainability and inspires everyday people in the community to make lifestyle changes in order to live more sustainable lives. The Trail involves individuals, families and community organisations generously opening their ‘backyards’ to the public to inspire us with their creativity, innovation and dedication to living in balance with the environment.

Join the Sustainable Backyards Trail to: • Explore working productive gardens and eco-homes.

• Engage with hosts to share knowledge, ideas and inspiration.

• Gain tips and ideas to make sustainable changes in your own life.

Each backyard on the Trail showcases a range of green living practices - from solar panels and eco-homes to bio-intensive vegetable production and bees. With urban and rural properties, the Trail offers a wide range of examples of what everyday people can do to reduce their impact on the environment and get involved in their community.

When touring the Sustainable Backyards Trail remember to...

• Carry coins for garden entry, as entry is $2 for those over 16 years of age. Purchase of plants, seeds and other items is available at some properties by cash sale only.

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• Respect the opening hours and set tour times on offer by our garden hosts. Each garden is open only on select days and times.

• Arrive 10 minutes before tour, talk and demonstration times.

• Wear appropriate footwear, especially around rural properties and on wet days. Gumboots or sturdy boots are recommended.

Who runs the Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail?

The Trail is run by Sustainable Taranaki. Sustainable Taranaki aim to inspire and support people, businesses and communities in Taranaki to value the environment and act to prioritise sustainability.

To connect with them, sign up for their newsletter at www. sustainabletaranaki.org.nz or search for Sustainable Taranaki on Facebook.

Find out more!

Check out the Trail properties on the following pages. For full garden descriptions, tour and demonstration times, go to www.sustainablebackyards.co.nz.

Like the Facebook page ‘Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail’ to receive regular updates on the Trail, win giveaways, and share the event with your friends! www.sustainablebackyards.co.nz

New Plymouth Urban 1. Wellies n Worms 59B Brois St, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth 4310 Carole & Rob Booth Carole & Rob have a 4 yr old 200m2 urban garden with no lawns and high density fruit tree planting - 31 different types and varieties of fruit in this small area!

Four 1000l water tanks collect water for the garden. They make liquid fertilizer and use worm farms and homemade stackable compost bins to build soil nutrition for nutrient dense food.

Open 1 – 4 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk High density fruit trees, 11am & 3pm on days open.

Tours Informal tours on days open.

2. Taradise on Budleigh 50B Budleigh St, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth 4310. Sharon Jones Sharon’s garden is 2000m2 of mature trees, flower and vege gardens, and fruit growing areas. Well-hidden in the middle of the city, Sharon grows chemical free and has wonderful wildlife, including bird life and skinks. Her compact vegetable growing area includes a green house, shade house, tumbler compost bins, bees and chickens.

She loves to preserve surplus food and save seeds.

Open 2 – 3 & 9 – 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Talk Espaliering fruit trees, 2 Nov at 11am Demo Creating a new raised bed with cinder blocks, 9 Nov at 11am Demo Making beeswax wraps, 3 Nov at 1pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

3. Freeman Farms 99 Frankley Rd, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth 4310. Carl & Kati Freeman An ex-state house on a quarter acre block has been transformed into a thriving urban farm in only 2 years.

Growing over 25 types of fruit and vegetables for sale at the New Plymouth Farmers Market every Sunday, this is an inspirational example of what’s possible in any backyard with productive techniques, organic inputs, creativity and a supportive local community.

Open 2 & 9 Nov 1 - 4pm Tours On the quarter hour on days open.

4. Ngā Taonga o Peacehaven

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admission to all trail gardens

15 & 17 Peace Ave, Moturoa, New Plymouth 4310 Ruth Smits & Yvonne Van Lent Ngā Taonga o Peacehaven is a place of well being. Both property owners co-operate with respect and Te ao Māori philosophy to embrace ngā taonga of Papatūānuku and Tāne-mahuta. Flourishing sub tropical plant species include banana and pawpaw integrated with indigenous plants. Natural springs (te puna waiora) flow into ponds providing habitat for native fish and plants species.

Incorporated within the extensive grounds are up-cycled vegetable gardens and beehives.

Open 2 – 3 & 9 – 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Demo/Workshop Karen Clark of KareNZ Kitz and other weavers will be running continuous workshops throughout open days Tours Informal tours on open days.

5. Te Moeone Community Garden 11 Cody Pl, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth 4312 Glen Skipper, Kenneth Taiapa & Cordelle Rei What started as growing some strawberries and tomatoes for the children turned into a full marae garden, with an inter-generational lens. A key objective is on having the gardens as learning spaces, as a whānau and community hub. Permaculture, as well as traditional processes and techniques are used, with heritage varieties, seed saving and nutrient dense food a focal point. Facebook: Te Moeone - Growing for the Future.

Open 2 & 9 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk Talk: Growing kūmara, 11:30am on days open Tours Informal tours on days open.

6. Moturoa School

45 Pioneer Rd, Moturoa, New Plymouth 4310 Stefan, Luka, Ilaine, Kaya, Maia, Richie & Eóin Moturoa School is a Green-Gold Enviroschool. To gain this required demonstrating active commitment to 5 key areas: diversity, sustainable communities, sustainable learning, empowered students and Māori perspectives.

Activities include in class recycling, zero waste projects, vegetable gardening, a rain garden, a school orchard, worm farming, and native tree propagation as part of the Trees for Survival program. www.moturoa.school.nz Open 5, 7 & 8 Nov 1pm - 3pm Tours On the quarter hour on days open.

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7. The Tall House

10. Whitley Ridge

26 Glenpark Ave, New Plymouth 4310 The Burwell-Heard Family With clever design this garden nurtures itself - greywater feeds a banana and taro mulch basin before seeping under the chook straw-yard, collecting nutrients to feed the vege gardens downhill! Mulch is grown on site for fruit trees and vege beds. Uphill of the house there is a grove of mini avocados & citrus, and a baby subtropical food forest.

1321 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth 4371 Karen Newbrook & Mark Garner Karen and Mark have a ranch-style passive solar house, with grid-tied solar panels, a pyroclassic fireplace, wormorator composting toilet and grey water system.

Outside, they have established an orchard, raised garden beds which fit their movable hen houses, a berry house, herb gardens, and flower gardens for the bees. They preserve excess food, including using a home made solar dehydrator.

Open 3 & 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours 11am, 1pm, 3pm on days open.

8. Eco Grans Retreat 76 Clemow Rd, Fitzroy, New Plymouth 4312 Tricia Thompson Using espalier and vertical spaces to maximum effect, Tricia’s 514m2 urban section features fruit trees, berries, herbs, edible weeds, flowers, raised vege beds, chooks, bees, a worm farm, and a tumbler compost bin – a productive backyard ‘farm’ in the suburbs. Tricia has a special interest in using hens as garden helpers, and preserves produce to have year round food.

Open Talk Talk Tours

2, 6 & 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Integrating chooks in the garden, 2 Nov at 2pm Maximising space in an urban garden, 10 Nov at 2pm Informal tours on days open.

New Plymouth Rural 9. Smart Organics 347 Henwood Rd, Hillsborough, New Plymouth 4372 Barbara & Bruce McPhillips Starting with bare land in 2014, Barbara and Bruce are creating their new space by upcycling non-recyclable items where possible. They have extensive vegetable gardens, seed raising and vegetable grow tunnels, and a tropical garden growing bananas, ginger, sugar cane and turmeric. Produce is sold at an on site stall and Barbara teaches sustainable living classes. Facebook: Smart Organics Open 2 – 3 & 9 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk Starting and maintaining a garden easily, 3 Oct & 10 Nov at 2pm – 2:45pm Demo Fermented foods, 2 Nov at 2pm – 2:45pm Demo Cultured drinks, 9 Nov at 2pm – 2:45pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

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Open 1 – 3, 6, 8 - 10 Nov 10am – 4 pm Talk Drying food using solar dehydrator and constructing a homemade hotbed, 2 Nov & 9 Nov at 1pm – 2pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

11. Deb’s Nest 1444 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth 4371 Deb & Gary Smith Deb is in love with all things feathered and breeds heritage chickens and ducks. Breeds include mixed Peking/Indian Runner ducks, Orpington, Barnevelder, Light Sussex, Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Bard Rock chooks. They have their own hatchery and visitors will be able to view the incubators, brooding boxes and a selection of chicks at various stages of development. Facebook: Debs Nest Open 1 – 3 & 6 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk/Tours Informal hatchery talks and a walk through the breeder pens are available throughout days open.

12. Egmont B&B 1324 Egmont Rd, Egmont Village, 4386 Steve, Phil & Alana Bates The property is a 1.4 hectare wonderland, with extensive productive and ornamental gardens. The property offers a variety of features, including chooks, rabbits, vertical and raised garden beds for herbs and vegetables, a mature fruit and nut orchard, hugelkulture, homing pigeons, friendly eels, a plastic bottle greenhouse built by Upcycle Taranaki, a worm farm, and a maze for the kids!

Open 1 Nov 1pm - 5pm, 2 – 3 Nov 10am – 4pm, 8 Nov 1pm 5pm, 9 & 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Demo Trashformers machines, 2:30pm on days open. See www.facebook.com/UpcycleTaranakiNZ Tours Informal tours on days open.

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13. Kahu Glen

16. Comfortably Numb

175 Paraite Rd, New Plymouth 4373 Matt Low & Melissa Burleigh Matt and Melissa are Farmers Market regulars, selling Bio-Gro certified feijoas, juice and surplus produce from their 4 hectare property. The property is home to cows, sheep, chickens and bees, and includes a permacultureinspired veggie garden and home orchard. Their hempcrete house is world famous in Taranaki, with grid tied solar power, a composting toilet and mulch basins for grey water. Facebook: Kahu Glen

1315 Richmond Rd, Inglewood 4389 Jayne & Steve Bright Jayne and Steve have transformed a sloping ornamental garden into a terraced productive vegetable and berry garden, and orchard. Their property boasts free ranging chooks, an upcycled chook house, and bee fodder.

In their greenhouse you can find pineapples and melons! Jayne co-ordinates the local Seed Savers network and the Waitoriki & Inglewood Crop Swap.

Open 9 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk Owning an electric vehicle, 11:30am on days open Tours 10am, 12pm & 2pm on days open

Open 2 - 3 & 9 - 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Talk/Demo Saving and cleaning seed, 3 & 10 Nov at 2pm - 3pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

14. Burgess Bounty 33 Allan Rd, New Plymouth 4371 Melanie Sparks & Matthew Lovell With Melanie a landscape architect and Matt a carpenter, it’s no wonder their property transformation has been rapid. In just 4 years they have transformed their ex-dairy farm, house and land into a productive landscape. Here you will find 60 fruit trees, multiple raised garden beds, a chicken coup and pig pen, potting shed, sheep, goats, a worm farm and bees!

Open 1 - 3 Nov 10am – 4pm, 7 Nov 5:30pm – 7:30pm, 8 - 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

Inglewood 15. Tersana Farm 2211 Tarata Rd, Inglewood 4387 Hans & Stefanie Michel Hans and Stefanie run a sustainable Wiltshire sheep stud.

They have extensive mature orchards, including a large berry enclosure, tunnel house, and banana greenhouse.

They preserve and pickle their garden surplus, make their own cured meats, and milk goats to make feta cheese, yogurt and kefir. The house is supplemented by 20 solar panels and a self-built micro-hydro scheme. Facebook: Tersana Farm Wiltshire Sheep Open 2, 3, 8 & 9 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

admission to all trail gardens

17. Enthaven 1255 Richmond Rd, Inglewood 4389 Mick Turton & Anne Barker Anne and Mick have a mature garden which includes several orchard areas, a fruit cage, veggie gardens grown ‘allotment style’, an ‘experimental’ area, a worm farm, chickens, bees and sheep. Excess produce is preserved, including making fruit wines and sharing it at their local Crop Swap. They own a passive solar house with solar hot water and solar panels.

Open 2 - 3 & 9 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Demo Potato planting, 12 noon on days open Tours Informal tours on days open.

Waitara and North 18. The Green Shed 1216 Main North Rd, Urenui 4375 Lillian & Colin Hall Lillian and Colin live on a lifestyle block which includes a farm shop and diner. Lillian’s herb garden has over 200 different herbs, with half of these harvested to produce dried herbs, herbal vinegars and oils. Other produce grown on site is made into a range of jams, jellies, curds, & syrups, sold in their farm shop.

Facebook: The Green Shed Open 1 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours Herb garden tour, 11am, 1pm & 3pm on days open

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19. Poultry in Motion

22. Cair Vie

78 Uruti Rd, Uruti 4378 Maxine Beales Maxine and family live off-grid on 19 hectares of mostly steep challenging clay land. The large vege gardens are bio intensively managed, with a focus on remineralising the soil to produce nutrient dense food. Chickens and ducks are on bug and weed patrol amongst the many fruit trees.

7091 South Rd, New Plymouth 4381 Alan & Clair Ferguson Alan and Clair’s permaculture property contains numerous fruit trees, raised bed gardens, a hothouse, seed house, chicken tractors and bees. The retrofitted home boasts solar power, double glazing, and a wetback to central heating system. They’ve also built an ark-design healing room with its own solar powered bathroom, bio-septic and grey water system!

Facebook: Cair Vie Produce Stand

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1 – 3 & 8 – 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Living cheaply off the grid, 2 & 9 Nov at 10:15am Growing nutrient dense food, 3 & 10 Nov at 10:15am Informal tours on days open.

20. Peihana Farm 281 Okoki Rd, Urenui 4375 Maria Lempriere & Simon O’Donnell Maria and Simon have a 4 hectare offthe-grid lifestyle farm. The property has a heritage fruit orchard, Potager garden, a wetland, terraced gardens, medicinal and culinary herbs. Their home is a passive solar design featuring home-grown timbers, an Aquatron toilet and grey water system, and an Esse Ironheart wood burning oven. Maria preserves, stores herbs, seeds, and produce. Facebook: Peihana Farm Open Talk

1 – 8 Nov 10am – 4pm Productive gardens throughout the seasons, with Maria Lempriere, 8 Nov at 10am Demo Soap making, with Rae Tissott, 2 Nov, 10:30 – 11:30am Talk/Demo The Importance of seedsaving in our bioregion, with Maxine Beales, 6 Nov at 10am Tours 2pm on days open.

Coastal 21. Oakura Organics 7A Telford Terrace, Oakura 4314 Sara Matheson Sara’s place is a great example of using a small, densely planted area of a property to high food production outcomes, while retaining the children’s backyard. She grows vegetables from organic seed, saved from last year’s garden wherever possible. A 12m2 polytunnel houses OakuraOrganics, supplying organically grown herbs, vegetable seedlings to the community. Facebook: OakuraOrganics 62

Open 2, 3, & 9 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

Open 3, 6 & 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

23. Parihaka Papakāinga 249 Mid-Parihaka Rd, Pungarehu 4685 Te Māra Hapori ki Parihaka Sustainability, Te Reo Māori language revitalisation, collectivity, tino rangatiratanga and peaceful resistance all meld into one at the Parihaka community gardens. The garden and food forest support the three marae, as well as providing a peaceful place to work together, fulfilling the legacy of Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai of looking after one another and building positive relationships. Facebook: Parihaka Papakāinga Open 2 & 9 Nov 10am - 4pm Working Bees 2 & 9 Nov, 10:30am – 3:30pm Garden Tours/Te Māra Hapori ki Parihaka 10am on days open Food Forest Tours/Te Wao Kairau o Rata 3pm on days open

24. Kaitake Farm Corner of Kaitake Rd and Surrey Hill Rd, Oakura 4374 Toby Dixon & Ryan Gut In 2015, growing partners Toby and Ryan created Kaitake Farm, a market garden set up on a former certified organic kiwifruit orchard run by Toby’s parents.

Kaitake Farm uses innovative vegetable growing methods, with the focus of growing local food for local people most of their produce is sold within a few kilometers of where it is grown, delivered in an electric van! www.kaitakefarm.co.nz Open 3 & 10 Nov 1pm - 4pm Tours Informal tours and talks on market gardening, tools and methods on days open.

Stratford 25. The Garden of Eatin’ 255 Skinner Rd, Stratford 4393 Ross Nolly Ross lives on a 1.2ha lifestyle block that was once part of his parents dairy farm. There he tries to live a simple self-sufficient life growing, farming and hunting most of his food using permaculture and organic principles. He raises rare breed chickens and ducks, and has twoprecocious Kunekune pigs who have decided that he is their staff.

Open 1 – 3 & 8 – 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Talk Natural chicken feeding, 3 & 10 Nov at 1pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

26. Lear on Patea 12A Lear St, Stratford 4332 Mary Bourke Bounded on three sides by the Patea River, this property comprises a series of “rooms” with a mix of ornamental shrubberies, native planting, food forest, herbs, fruit trees, citrus grove and dedicated vegetable garden.

There is also room for a couple of donkeys, who earn their keep providing company, entertainment, and plenty of manure, which the gardens love.

Open 1 – 3 & 8 – 10 Nov 10am - 4pm Tours 10:30am & 2:30pm on days open Talk Sequestering carbon using regenerative gardening, with Jules Matthews of Integrity Soils, 2 & 9 Nov, 12 noon

27. Piwakawaka Eddy 602 Pembroke Rd, Stratford 4391 Elizabeth Proulx Liz’s property is developed on permaculture principles, with vegetable beds close to the house for ease of access while the orchard and berries areas are further away. Her small house is a converted shed, which incorporated recycled materials wherever possible. She is off grid, powered by a 3.4kw solar array with battery storage, and uses a composting toilet.

Open 2, 3 & 9 Nov 10am – 4pm Tours Informal tours on days open.

South Taranaki 28. Watts Good Creations

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10 Grey St, Hawera 4610 Chris & Krystel Watts Chris and Krystel live a zero waste lifestyle and use recycled materials where ever possible. Their garden includes nine 2m2 gardens, with crops rotated using a chicken tractor. They grow herbs for culinary and medicinal uses. From the shed out back Krystel runs Watts Good Creations, making and teaching others about non-toxic soaps and cleaning products. Facebook: Watts Good Creations Open 2, 9 & 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Talk/Demo DIY cleaning products, 11am & 2pm on days open Tours Informal tours on days open.

29. Goldbush Micro Farm 278 Austin Rd, Hawera 4673 Michelle & Jarrod Busby The mission at Goldbush Micro Farm is to provide farm to table food and knowledge to the local community.

The market garden is based on the biointensive gardening style of growing, while their off-grid solar powered home has a Homestar rating of 8 and a wormorator wastewater system. They use regenerative grazing to improve the land, and have a developing food forest. Facebook: Goldbush Micro Farm Open 3 & 10 Nov 10am – 4pm Talk Growing in a caterpillar tunnel house, 1pm on days open Demo Market garden tools and scything, 10am on days open Tours Informal tours on days open.

More details on the 2019 Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail, including garden descriptions, an interactive map, and timetables for talks, tours and demonstrations can be found at www.sustainablebackyards.org.nz

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Event Planner DATE

TIME

EVENT

1 Nov

5pm

Juno Gin Distillery Tour

2 Nov 2 Nov

Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Ensembles Artist: Anna Scott - Open air drawing inspired by the gardens

2 Nov

11am

2 Nov

11:30am Luncheon en Blanc with Kate Hillier 2pm

2 Nov

2pm

Market Farm Tour with Jodi Roebuck

2 Nov

2pm 2pm 2:30pm 9:30am 4pm 10am 12pm 10am 3pm

Ombré singing performance

3 Nov

11am

A Walk Through the PĀst with Ken Horner

3 Nov

2pm

Cultivating Threatened Species - A Talk by Experts from Otari Native Botanic Garden

3 Nov

2pm

Market Farm Tour with Jodi Roebuck

2 Nov 3 Nov 3 Nov 3 Nov

Hanging Baskets Demo with Jenny Oakley

Right Plant, Right Place with Chris Paul Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Ensembles Beautiful Edibles The Country Fair (incl Two Fat Ladies)

5 Nov 5 Nov

2pm 5pm 11am 2pm

6 Nov

9am

Pukekura Park Guided Walk

6 Nov

11am

A Walk Through the PĀst with Ken Horner

6 Nov

1pm

The Plant Collector with Lynn Bublitz

3 Nov

The Garden Party Fernery and Display Houses Tour Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk

6 Nov

3pm 5pm 6pm

7 Nov

1:30pm

7 Nov

2pm

Hamden Estate Winery Tasting Plant Propogation Tips and Tricks with Jenny Oakley Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk

7 Nov

5:30pm

Twilight in Te Henui

6 Nov

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9:30am 4pm 10am 3pm

Forgotten 43 Brewing Tour & Tasting

VENUE Juno Gin, 16D Sunley St, New Plymouth Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Oakley Garden, 79 Lower Normanby Rd, Manaia Tairoa Lodge, 3 Puawai St, Hawera (Bus option leaves TAFT at 10:30am) Roebuck Farm, 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth Openlands, 1064 Auroa Rd, Manaia Tainui Close, 13A Tainui St, New Plymouth Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Openlands, 1064 Middle Auroa Rd, Manaia Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hawera Te Kainga Marire, 15 Spencer Pl, New Plymouth Roebuck Farm, 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth King Edward Park, Cnr Upper High St and Waihi Rd, Hawera Pukekura Park, Fillis St, New Plymouth 173 Lemon St, New Plymouth Fillis St, New Plymouth Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hawera Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga Forgotten 43 Brewing, 279 Broadway, Stratford Tairoa Lodge, 3 Puawai St, Hawera Oakley Garden, 79 Lower Normanby Rd, Manaia 173 Lemon St, New Plymouth Te Henui Chapel, 174 Lemon St, New Plymouth

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DATE 8 Nov

TIME 9am 3pm 5pm

EVENT Pukekura Park Guided Walk

8 Nov

5pm

Juno Gin Distillery Tour

9 Nov

9:30am 4pm

Art Exhibition: Birdlife by local artist Anna Scott

9 Nov

2pm

Market Farm Tour with Jodi Roebuck

9 Nov

2pm 2pm 2:30pm 4pm 5.30pm 7pm 12am 9:30am 4pm

Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk

10 Nov

11am

A Walk Through the PĀst with Ken Horner

10 Nov

2pm

Market Farm Tour with Jodi Roebuck

8 Nov

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VENUE Fillis St, New Plymouth Forgotten 43 Brewing, 279 Broadway, Stratford Juno Gin, 16D Sunley St, New Plymouth Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Roebuck Farm, 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth 173 Lemon St, New Plymouth Tainui Close, 13A Tainui St, New Plymouth Waiongana, 74 Kairau Rd West, Waitara

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Mitre 10 - Flora and Fauna

Gover St, 31 Gover St, New Plymouth

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Art Exhibition: Birdlife by local artist Anna Scott

Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hawera Roebuck Farm, 312 Hurford Rd, New Plymouth

Forgotten 43 Brewing Tour & Tasting

Right Plant, Right Place with Chris Paul Flower Crown Workshop with Pineapple Sage

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Tūpare Guided House Tour

Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth

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Views into the Garden

King Edward Park, Cnr Upper High St and Waihi Rd, Hawera

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Urban Permaculture Walk with Dee Turner

Korito, 28A Trafalgar St, New Plymouth

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Sax in the City

The Nice Garden, 71 Brougham St, New Plymouth

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La Vie en Rose daily house tours

La Vie en Rose, 51 Bridge St, Eltham

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Pukeiti Guided Walk Tūpare Guided Walk Hollard Gardens Guided Walk

Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga (Lodge Atrium) Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth

Art Exhibition: artworks by local artist Susan Worthington Flower display: named Rhododenderon blooms (Lodge) Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Rd, from around the garden will be on display in New Plymouth the Lodge Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation, Let’s Go on Safari - Kids Animal Hunt 636 Stanley Rd, Stratford

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