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…
Last year we were blown away by the incredible gardens in The Taranaki Garden Festival. This year was no different. Unfortunately the weather…
9 days and 28 gardens later our Powerco Taranaki Garden Spectacular journey comes to an end. Having managed only 60% of the gardens…
What’s not to admire about Gravetye. It is a testament to the owners’, Jenny and John Pease, design skill, green thumbs and most…
We arrive at Puketarata Garden feeling a little frazzled. Coming through the gate into the parking paddock we manage to clip the gatepost.…
Tupare There are some absolute gems in Taranaki's garden tiara and today we visited two of them. First up, on a bright and…
The weather clears, the sun appears. Yaaaay! We seem to have spent so much time this year in Garden Artisan HQ (our motor-home)…
I'm beginning to see what they mean, though this year there seems to have been a far greater abundance of long white clouds; …