by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | 2018 Garden
Kokotau Road Gardener Graeme Wilson and his wife Kate have been developing their two hectare property on Kokotau Road on the outskirts of Carterton for the past 14 years. It has evolved from an almost treeless property to a wonderful oasis full of twists and turns and...
by admin | May 17, 2018 | 2018 Garden
KOTARE The word ‘Kotare’ greets you on the stone-walled entrance to this expansive and thoughtfully created garden that mixes informal and formal with ease. Kotare (Kingfisher) have flitted about the gardens of Amanda and John Perham wherever they have lived, and the...
by admin | Oct 26, 2018 | 2018 Garden
Native Tree Garden Fourteen years ago Phil Keinzley had a vision to turn four hectares of farmland into a native tree garden to bring the birds, insects and eels to his land. Though he often takes local gardening groups through his garden, this is the first time it...
by admin | May 17, 2018 | 2018 Garden
OLD TABLELANDS The 50-hectare property of Liz Stringer and Rob Morrison has enjoyed many chapters in its rich history. A hundred years ago it was a sheep farm of rolling paddocks and grass: lots of it! Twenty years ago the couple purchased the property and began an...
by Event Manager | Aug 21, 2018 | 2018 Garden
Richmond Garden This rare historic beauty is a chance to see a little slice of Europe tucked away near the town centre of Carterton. The 4 hectare property of Richmond Garden once housed Carterton’s first town clerk, Henry Wolters of Brunswick Germany. Wolters built...
by admin | Jul 5, 2018 | 2018 Garden
TE PUHI Nestled beneath the Remutaka ranges is the enchanting and historic homestead of Mary and Peter Biggs, Te Puhi. The house was built in 1868 and its garden and tells the story of another time and place, when native bush covered the foothills and rolling paddocks...
