Homegrown Kitchen with Nicola Galloway Discover Taranaki (7 events) 52–53 Mitre 10 Garden Speaker Series 58–60

Homegrown Kitchen with Nicola Galloway

Nicola Galloway is an award-winning food writer and author of four cookbooks, including her most recent and highly acclaimed, Homegrown Kitchen. She is the food editor for Stuff.co.nz, and writes a monthly recipe column for NZ Gardener magazine. Nicola is an avid sourdough baker, fermenter and preserver, and regularly teaches cooking workshops on these subjects around New Zealand. She lives in Nelson with her family on a suburban quarter acre with over 25 fruit and nut trees, vegetable gardens and free-range chooks. It is Nicola’s abundant garden that provides inspiration for the recipes she shares. www.homegrown-kitchen.co.nz

Date/Time Thurs 4 Nov, Doors open 6pm, Speaker start 6:30pm Venue Mitre 10 MEGA, 5 Vickers Rd, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth Booking Tickets available from www.mitre10.co.nz/mega-newplymouth Admission $10pp Full ticket price donated to Sustainable Taranaki. Sustainable Taranaki inspires and supports people, businesses, and communities to value the environment and to prioritise sustainability. We aim for this to be a Zero Waste Event.

Introduction to Botanical Drawing

with Dr Tabatha Forbes Drawing directly from the lush native and exotic foliage at Puketarata Garden, this workshop will offer festival visitors an introduction to the timeless beauty of botanical art. Tabatha holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts and has been teaching botanical art for nearly two decades. Her art practice includes painting, photography, installation and writing. Currently living in Ōaonui, South Taranaki, Tabatha runs Forbes & Flay studio gallery in Ōpunake showcasing her and her sculptor husband’s work as well as hosting botanical and nature journaling workshops on site. The workshop fee includes all materials needed in class, morning and afternoon tea, and will coincide with a special guided walk/talk through the historic landscape of Puketarata hosted by Ken Horner. Date/time Wed 3 Nov, 10am–4pm Venue Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera Admission $95pp (includes workshop, all materials, and garden entry) Bookings gardenfestnz.co.nz or TAFT Office, 50 Brougham Street, New Plymouth Ph 06 7598 412. Bookings essential, limited numbers.

Frocks on Bikes

Gather your friends, throw on a frock and glam up your bike. Join us for a fun, relaxed evening of nature, nibbles, wine and music on bicycles. Enjoy a relaxed ride around New Plymouth finishing with wine and cheese at a Taranaki Garden Festival garden. Brought to you by NPDC & Sustainable Taranaki.

Date/Time Sun 7 Nov, 3pm–5pm Meet at the Wind Wand Transport You will need your own cycle & helmet Delights Prizes will be given for best frock, best decorated helmet and best decorated bike. Booking gardenfestnz.co.nz or TAFT Office, 50 Brougham St, New Plymouth, Ph 06 7598 412. Bookings essential. Admission Cost $20pp

EVENTS Behind the Scenes at Juno Gin

Tour and Tasting Meet the makers at their New Plymouth distillery, enjoy tastings, including their yet to be released Ltd Ed 2021 spring Gin. Date/Time Sat 30 Oct, 5pm–6.30pm Date/Time Wed 3 Nov, 5pm–6.30pm Admission $69.50pp (includes welcome cocktail, gin tastings and nibbles)

Wine Tasting Beyond the Black Gates

Twilight Tour Learn about Black Gates urban farming life and focus on self-sufficiency, then enjoy some special wines with music and nibbles. Date/Time Sun 31 Oct, 5.30pm–7.30pm Admission $95pp (includes wine tasting, substantial nibbles, background music and a tour of Black Gates urban farm)

Home, Garden and Foodie Tour

Guided Coach Tour A behind the scenes tour which features two fabulous private New Plymouth homes and two local food producers. Our private homes feature stunning seaside locations with panoramic views, a home which featured in NZ House & Garden June 2021 and another with an outstanding collection of contemporary NZ art. This tour is run on two different dates—choose the two homes and producers that best suit your interests. Please see our festival website for more detail. Date/Time Tour One: Tue 2 Nov, 11am–4.30pm Date/Time Tour Two: Fri 5 Nov, 11am–4.30pm Admission $220pp (includes visits to two private New Plymouth homes, a behind-the-scenes tour of two local food producers with tastings, lunch at a local restaurant with a glass of wine, coach transport in groups of 10-12)

Bookings Essential:

For bookings, venues and events visit: gardenfestnz.co.nz or TAFT Office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, ph 06 7598 412

Golf at Ngāmotu

(New Plymouth Golf Club) One of NZ’s golfing jewels, Ngamotu is a classic par-72 layout and a superb golf challenge. The venue of 4 NZ Open championships, numerous national and provincial amateur events. Date/Time Tues 2 Nov, 11am–4.30pm Admission $100pp (includes green fees, cart hire, coffee on arrival, lunch and 2 drinks in the bar at the end of the round)

Around the Mountain Garden Tour Extraordinaire

Full day tour Join the renowned Alan Jellyman, horticulturist and author for a guided tour of 6 premier gardens around Taranaki Maunga. Date/Time Mon 1 Nov, 8.30am–5.30pm Admission $260pp (Includes garden entry and gardens tour by horticultural specialist Alan Jellyman to 6 gardens, morning tea, catered lunch at Boxwood, afternoon tea and coach transport)

Toi Toi and River Rocks Workshop

Workshop Designed for beginners and improvers. Learn STEP BY STEP and by the end of the day, will have an A3 painting they can be proud of! Painting uses acrylics and inks. Date/Time Wed 3 Nov, 9am–4.30pm Admission $200pp (includes painting canvases, all painting supplies, morning tea and lunch)

Beers & BBQs

Tour and Tasting Visit 3 of Taranaki’s craft breweries for tales and tastings. Lunch at Texas BBQ meats to enjoy award winning barbequed meats. Complete the tour at Shining Peak Brewery for drinks and nibbles. Date/Time Thurs 4 Nov, 11 am–5pm Admission $190pp (includes tastings and tales at 3 breweries, tour and lunch at Texas BBQ Meats, drinks and Nibbles at Shining Peak)

The Great African Animal Expedition

Kids Treasure Hunt Within the woodlands of Te Popo Gardens are 37 life-sized African animal sculptures, waiting to be discovered. Start your expedition at the Zebra Café, pick up a map, then explore the 13-hectare property to locate the hand-made bronze beasts. Hidden along the paths you will find the wildebeest, rhinoceros, even a herd of elephants. Finish off your trek with a bite to eat at the Zebra Café.

Date/Time Daily during the festival, 10am–6pm Details Animal hunt will take 45 mins Kids under 12 are free Prams are welcome but take care on the paths and walkways Venue Te Popo Gardens, 636 Stanley Rd, Stratford Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies (one ticket) Grab your e-Bike and come for a guided tour around New Plymouth. Discover hidden routes while exploring Sustainable Backyards and Taranaki Garden Festival properties.

Date/Time Sat 30 Oct, 10am–1pm Meet at Wind Wand Admission $20pp (includes light nibbles, 4 x gardens and giveaways. Must have own e-bike) Bookings www.sustainabletaranaki.org.nz Erin 027 298 1368, bookings essential.

Growers Gathering at Greenbridge

Join us for an informal chat to learn more about food resilience in our region. We will have local community members sharing their thoughts about the role of gardening in developing community resilience and will engage in a dynamic conversation about what it all means for us and how we can grow together. Date/Time Sat 6 Nov, 3pm–5pm Venue Greenbridge, 321 Hurford Road, Ōmata Admission $15pp (includes a beverage and light nibbles) Bookings www.sustainabletaranaki.org.nz

Openlands Country Fair

The Country Fair is an event for the whole family. Enjoy a relaxing day of food, music and hand-crafted quality goods for sale from local stall holders. Not only can you peruse the many craft stalls, visitors can also take a stroll around Openlands, a garden of colour, spreading trees, winding paths, a shadehouse and picturesque church. Purchase your lunch from the food alley or bring a picnic and take in the views of the mountain from the church lawn. Come along to experience a genuine country fair with something for everyone. Plenty of off-road parking.

Date/Time Sun 31 Oct, 10am–3pm Venue Openlands Country Garden, 1064 Auroa Rd, Manaia Contact Louisa 027 406 1667 Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies (one ticket)

Epic Epiphytes

with Tropical Treasures Shane and Sharolyn have been rare plant collectors for some time — and they love to share their knowledge and plants. Learn all about epiphytic plants, including staghorn ferns, orchids, bromeliads and tillandsias, from Sharolyn at this interactive workshop. You will also be able see epiphytes in-situ, growing harmoniously on and alongside the couple’s collection of cold-hardy varieties of palms and sub-tropicals. Their passion keeps growing and, over the past three years, they have transformed their property from a tangled overgrown woodland into Tropical Treasures nursery. “A lot of people thought we were mad when we first moved… sub-tropicals won’t grow here we were told, well come and see for yourself!”

Date/Time Mon 1 Nov, 9:30am Venue Tropical Treasures, 816 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth. Meet Bottom car park in the pot-shed workshop. Admission $40pp (includes all materials needed) Bookings gardenfestnz.co.nz or TAFT Office, 50 Brougham Street, New Plymouth Ph 06 7598 412. Limited numbers bookings essential.

30 Oct 9:30am Taranaki Symphony Orchestra 30 Oct 10am The Garden e-Bike Tour 30 Oct 11 & 2pm King Edward Park Guided Walk 30 Oct 11am Hanging Baskets Demonstration 30 Oct 1:30pm Healthy Soil, Healthy Garden 30 Oct 5pm Behind the Scenes at JUNO Gin 31 Oct 9:30am Taranaki Symphony Orchestra 31 Oct 10am Openlands Country Fair

31 Oct 10:15am A Gentler Way to Garden

31 Oct 11am Healthy Soil, Healthy Garden 31 Oct 11 & 2pm King Edward Park Guided Walk 31 Oct 11:30am A Walk Through the PĀst Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Road, NPL 62 www.sustainabletaranaki.org.nz 54 Meet High St/Camberwell Rd entrance 63 Oakley Garden, 79 Normanby Rd, Manaia 59 Cairnhill Garden, 1054 East Rd, Toko 58 www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 52 Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Road, NPL 62 Openlands Country Garden, 1064 Auroa Rd, Manaia 55

Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi 59

Cairnhill Garden, 1054 East Rd, Toko 58 Meet High St/Camberwell Rd entrance 63 Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera 58

31 Oct 12pm Garden Tea Party (first seating)

Art Garden, Cnr Cunningham & Dunn St, Egmont Village 31 Oct 2:30pm Garden Tea Party (second seating) Art Garden, Cnr Cunningham & Dunn St, Egmont Village 31 Oct 5:30pm Wine Tasting Beyond the Black Gates www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 1 Nov 8:30am Around the Mountain Garden Tour Extraordinaire www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 43

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1 Nov 9:30am Epic Epiphytes

Tropical Treasures, 816 Carrington Rd, NPL 55 1 Nov 10:15am New Directions with Sunny Perennials Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi 59 2 Nov 11am Fernery and Display House - Pukekura Park Fernery and Display House, Pukekura Park, Fillis St, NPL 63

2 Nov 11am Home, Garden and Foodie Tour

www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 2 Nov 11am Golf at Ngāmotu (New Plymouth Golf Club) www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 2 Nov 11am Tikorangi, The Jury Garden Guided Tour Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi 52

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2 Nov 2pm Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk Te Henui Cemetery, 173 Lemon St, NPL 63

3 Nov 9am Pukekura Park Guided Walk

Pukekura Park, Rogan St, NPL 3 Nov 9am Toi Toi and River Rocks Workshop www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 3 Nov 10am Introduction to Botanical Drawing Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera 63

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3 Nov 11:30am A Walk Through the PĀst Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera 58

3 Nov 5pm Behind the Scenes at JUNO Gin www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 52

4 Nov 11am Fernery and Display House - Pukekura Park Fernery and Display House, Pukekura Park, Fillis St, NPL 4 Nov 11am Tikorangi, The Jury Garden Guided Tour Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi

4 Nov 11am Beers & BBQs www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 8

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4 Nov 11am Hanging Baskets Demonstration

Oakley Garden, 79 Normanby Rd, Manaia 59 4 Nov 1pm Propagating Plants Oakley Garden, 79 Normanby Rd, Manaia 59 4 Nov 6pm Homegrown Kitchen with Nicola Galloway Mitre 10 MEGA, 5 Vickers Rd, NPL 50 5 Nov 9am Pukekura Park Guided Walk Pukekura Park, Rogan St, NPL 63 5 Nov 11am Home, Garden and Foodie Tour www.gardenfestnz.co.nz/events 52 5 Nov 6pm Dinner in the Pukeiti Lodge Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Road, NPL. Email 26 Rainforest.Eatery@trc.govt.nz to book.

6 Nov 10:15am New Directions with Sunny Perennials Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi

6 Nov 11.30am A Walk Through the PĀst Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera 59

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6 Nov 2pm Te Henui Cemetery Guided Walk Te Henui Cemetery, 173 Lemon St, NPL 63 6 Nov 3pm Growers Gathering at Greenbridge www.sustainabletaranaki.org.nz 54 7 Nov 11am Guided Walk with Sue Rine Hollard Gardens, 1686 Upper Manaia Road, 44 Kaponga

7 Nov 11am The Slacks Goodin Country Garden, 158 Mirikau Rd, Warea 62

7 Nov 12pm Garden Tea Party (first seating)

Art Garden, 9 Cunningham St, Egmont Village 7 Nov 1.30pm Music in the Garden with O Juliet Art Garden, 9 Cunningham St, Egmont Village 7 Nov 2:30pm Garden Tea Party (second seating) Art Garden, 9 Cunningham St, Egmont Village

7 Nov 3pm Frocks on Bikes Meet at the Wind Wand

Daily 10am6pm The Great African Animal Expedition: Kids Treasure Hunt Te Popo Gardens & Accommodation, 636 Stanley Rd, Stratford 43

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Daily 9.30am12.30pm Tūpare Guided House Tour Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Road, NPL 63

Daily 10am Cheryl's Tour Daily 11am Permaculture Garden Tour 29 Oct - 6 Nov 1pm Farmlands Klondike Gold Tours Marcella Point, 280 Mountain Rd, Waitara 60 Korito, 28A Trafalgar St, NPL 60

Marcella Point, 280 Mountain Rd, Waitara 60

Daily 2pm Tūpare Guided Walk

Tūpare, 487 Mangorei Road, NPL 63 Daily 2pm Pukeiti Guided Walk Pukeiti, 2290 Carrington Road, NPL 63 Daily 2pm Tairoa Lodge House & Garden Tour Tairoa Lodge, 3 Puawai St, Hāwera 38 Daily 2pm Hollard Gardens Guided Walk Hollard Gardens, 1686 upper Manaia Rd, 63 Kaponga

Mitre 10 Garden Speaker Series

Healthy Soil, Healthy Garden

with Jules Mathews Tired of those annual battles with weeds, thrips, aphids or diseases? Or perhaps you are concerned about the amount of chemicals you use in the garden? Do you find yourself repeating the same treatments year after year? Join Jules Matthews from Integrity Soils in a walk around the dynamic gardens of June Lees as she discusses how to assess soil and plant health from an ecological perspective. Find out how a healthy soil microbiome can restore and ensure vibrant pest and disease-free gardening. From rhododendrons to the vegetable garden, it all starts with the soil.

Date/Time Sat 30 Oct, 1:30pm Sun 31 Oct, 11am Venue Cairnhill, 1054 East Road, Toko, Stratford Admission Free event, usual garden entry fee applies (one ticket)

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A Walk Through the PĀst

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 kāinga (village) Keteonetea. Historic events had a destructive effect on Taranaki and on Puketerata/Keteonetea. In the 1820s the musket wars began, followed by the subsequent arrival of Pākehā in increasing numbers from 1840. By the 1860s the land wars had commenced. The area was 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 some of the history of the land that has been his family home since 1983. Take a part in a walk along the earthen structure that is the remains of the historic pā site and join in the conversation with Ken about Puketarata’s place in history. Date/Time Sun 31 Oct, 11:30am Wed 3 Nov, 11:30am Sat 6 Nov, 11:30am Venue Puketarata Garden, 14 Ngawhini Rd, Hāwera Admission Free event, usual garden entry fee applies (two tickets)

Hanging Baskets Demonstration

with Jenny Oakley Hanging baskets are fun and simple to do if you follow a few basic rules. You can create a spectacular combination of plants that you will enjoy for many months. Come along and learn about the tips and tricks Jenny uses when creating her spectacular baskets.

Propagating Plants

with Jenny Oakley Jenny will share gardening tips on how propagation is inexpensive and easy. This is a great way to get new plants from shrubs you already own. Hear from Jenny as she shares her horticultural knowledge gained from years of commercial garden design and maintenance.

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Hanging Baskets Demonstration Date/Time Sat 30 Oct, 11am Thurs 4 Nov, 11am Propagating Plants Date/Time Thurs 4 Nov, 1pm Venue Oakley Garden, 79 Normanby Rd, Manaia Admission Free event, usual garden entry fee applies (one ticket)

New Directions with Sunny Perennials

with Abbie Jury For over a decade, Mark and Abbie have been looking at modern trends in perennial gardening, variously described as ‘Dutch New Wave’, ‘New Perennials’ and the ‘New Naturalism’. This has culminated in the planting of their summer gardens. Join them for morning tea and a talk on key points they have distilled from visiting many gardens in England, France and Italy, tracking the work of six contemporary designers and how they have applied this at home.

A Gentler Way to Garden

with Abbie Jury The Jurys have been exploring strategies to ensure their garden is not only beautiful but also sustainable in the longer term and biologically friendly. Join them to learn about meadow styles and management and the techniques underpinning their new Wild North Garden and their park meadow.

New Directions with Sunny Perennials Date/Time Mon 1 Nov & Sat 6 Nov, 10.15am–12.00pm A Gentler Way to Garden Date/Time Sun 31 Oct, 10.15am–12.00pm Venue Tikorangi, The Jury Garden, 589 Otaraoa Rd, Tikorangi, Waitara Admission $35pp (includes morning tea, garden entry and booking fee) Booking gardenfestnz.co.nz or TAFT Office, Cnr Powderham & Brougham Sts, New Plymouth, ph 06 7598 412

Mitre 10 Garden Speaker Series

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Permaculture Garden Tour

with Dee Turner Join Dee for a walk-and-talk around her resilient foodscape. Find out how permaculture techniques in design and practice, can lead to a low-maintenance, low cost, productive vegetable garden while still looking attractive. In this permaculture garden tour, you can learn ways to create your own food forest, which will supply endless food for your household, plus give you abundant crops to give away. Discover soil building from household waste, and no-weeding techniques to grow nutrientdense, year-round food for your family. Understand how to integrate chooks into your production and move away from tiring vegetable garden chores to enjoying the garden yield from your deck.

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

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Cheryl’s Tour

with Cheryl Burt Wander around Marcella Point to hear a “nongardener’s” enlightening and hilarious tale about how to tame a garden, aiming for a final outcome of… NO WORK (well as little as possible).

Date/Time Daily 10am Venue Marcella Point, 280 Mountain Rd, Waitara Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies (one ticket)

Farmlands Klondike Gold Tours

with Laurence Frost Join this qualified horticulturist with over 40 years of specialising in propagation (budding and grafting), who will also share his natural enthusiasm and knowledge of plant identification and anything plant related. Working at Farmlands has allowed his profession and passion to overflow into a niche opportunity available to the cooperative formed by farmers and now you.

Date/Time Daily 1pm during the festival (except Sundays) Venue Marcella Point, 280 Mountain Rd, Waitara Admission Free event, usual garden fee applies (one ticket)