24. Tūpare

487 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth, 4312

Taranaki Regional Council

It’s almost unbelievable that a steep hillside overlooking the Waiwhakaiho River could be sculpted into such an elegant landscaped garden with luscious borders, majestic trees and secluded outdoor rooms. Established by the Matthews family in the 1930s, Tūpare’s central feature is a majestic house in the Arts and Crafts architectural style, based on a design by the renowned James Chapman-Taylor.

WHAT’S ON:

28-29 October Taranaki Symphony Orchestra & Ensembles, 10am - 4pm

Klei – Handmade Ceramics Exhibition by Maryanne Van Roij, 10am – 4pm

28 October – 5 November Guided Walking Tours

2pm daily

28 October – 5 November Free Guided House Tours, half hourly from 10am-12.30pm

30 October – 4 November Etta Coffee Caravan

8am – 2pm daily

Tūpare is open all day every day with free entry for all. It is owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council.

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Open All day, every day. Free admission. P 0800 736 222 E regionalgardens@trc.govt.nz W www.tupare.nz

25. Korito

28A Trafalgar St, New Plymouth, 4310

Dee Turner

Suburban permaculture garden educating visitors on self-sufficiency and growing food. Planted with annual, biennial, and perennial productive plants that produce food all year. The garden has mandalas, mosaics, stepover and espaliered fruit trees, herb spiral, food forest, productive sub-tropicals, and an ancient bush block.

EVENT: Mitre 10 Garden Speaker Series (see page 58)

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

26. Hirst Cottage

94 Pendarves St, New Plymouth, 4310

Judi Gopperth

This inner-city minimalist garden adopts linear principles and is themed ‘green and white with a touch of red’. It features white petunias, white lilies and black velvet pelargoniums, with the ambience of courtyards, gazebo and buxus hedging. This 1865 propery holds a Heritage A listing and stands alongside the historical cluster known as Hen and Chickens. The protected oaks, ginkgo and pohutukawa add to the unique story. Previously featured in NZ House & Garden, Your Home & Garden, NZ House & Garden House Tours and The Gardener's Journal.

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

27. The Nice Garden

71 Brougham St, New Plymouth, 4310 Terry Parkes

Enjoy a light lunch in an urban oasis. Hidden by one of New Plymouth’s oldest wooden buildings, this hotel restaurant offers dining indoors, outdoors and in between on the sheltered deck with a welcoming fire. There’s also a verdant outlook created by a compact garden with lush palms and sub-tropical foliage, and, under cover, The Nice is always festooned with cut flowers. An ideal place to relax and enjoy a light lunch with a glass of wine between gardens.

EVENT: Lunch in the Garden $50pp. Choice of two mains with wine match, sweet and tea/coffee. 11:30am–3pm daily during the festival. Bookings preferred.

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

28. Three Elms

19 Anne St, New Plymouth, 4310

Shane & Lisa McNab

Discover much more than you expect from the street! Meander through hidden paths, courtyards, bromeliad house, lush perennial walk and the double koru lawn. Relax on the lookout, in the Japanese garden or the courtyard. Landscaping is passionately created by hand and heart, with rocks and layers forming the structure of this lush 912 sqm hillside garden with a subtropical touch.

Open 9:30am–5pm, admission 1 ticket

P 06 753 2532 E lisa.mcnab@me.com

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29. Ngā Manu Garden

40 Manu Cres, New Plymouth, 4310

Chris & Angela Feron

Ngā Manu (Bird Garden) has an excellent variety of plantings, including a 40-year old male giant ginkgo tree, a variety of camellia trees, hydrangeas and rhododendrons, much to the delight of the resident native birdlife which inspired the garden's name.

Corokia hedging and columnar golden beech trees create a sleek entrance into the Michael Mansvelt-designed urban garden, while a water feature, cycad palms and tropical plantings complement the modern garden office pod. Michelia trees grace the boundary fence with a rose arch, NZ native ferns, heliotrope and lush green lawns throughout the garden. Off-road parking available.

Open 9am–4pm, admission 1 ticket

P 027 753 6949 E chrisferon@icloud.com

30. Hurworth Country Garden

603 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth, 4371

Graeme & Jan Worthington

This graceful country garden packed with flourishing beds, borders and mass plantings has been developed around a 1910 villa on a 1ha property. Special features include a summerhouse, expansive lawns, established native and exotic trees, brick and stone walls, a grass tennis court, fountain, formal and woodland plantings, and treasured garden furniture. This garden was featured in NZ House & Garden Nov 2021. Off-road parking available.

EVENT: Christmas Wreath Making (See page 53)

Open 9am–5pm, admission 1 ticket

P 06 753 6042 / 027 3836 828 E jandgworth@slingshot.co.nz