We woke up on Day 3 in the parking paddock at Flaxmere, the legendary Hawarden garden of Penny Zino and wondered how it…
After a rather hectic 1st day of our Hurunui Garden Festival (HGF) tour, we agreed to take it a bit easier on Day…
At this time of year it is difficult to decide which of the garden festivals to visit. The last couple of years we…
We have spent the last few days in Christchurch. I don’t think we have been there for eight years and it was hard…
Did you know that the wallaby was introduced to Waimate in 1874 for the fur trade? These cousins from Australia, like many introduced…
We drove past the Hidden Sculpture Garden about 12 months ago on the way to visit a hop garden in Tapawera. My father…
One of the first things we do when we arrive in a new place is scout out what’s happening at the Visitors’ Centre.…
This is the third time we have tried to make it to Takaka and the Golden Bay area. The first time the weather…
In March 2020 we started the Garden Artisan South Island tour. 2 weeks in, and no further than Motueka, COVID had well and…
We have not visited Whanganui for some time so we made the tourist pilgrimage to i-Site and obtained an Arts Guide. In case…