East Coast & Awatere Valley
Key features: Full-day tour of large country gardens in diverse climates, framed by spectacular ocean and mountain views; stunning garden design and inspired colour combinations; two New Zealand Gardens Trust 'Gardens of National Significance' and one 'Garden of International Significance', Lunch at the Kekerengu store is included.
Winterhome’s ten acres of formal garden feature stunning views over the Marlborough coastline and Pacific ocean. Explore world-class garden design that uses strong lines, intersecting axes, and exceptional mass plantings, and is a memorable testament to the vision of its founders.
This iconic garden features wisteria and rambling roses encircling the verandas of a century-old cottage. A classic potager with brick paths is framed by box and lavender dividing beds, with old-fashioned apples and pears espaliered on iron arches. Plant connoisseurs will be inspired.
Recently, the emphasis at Paripuma has been on creating a habitat for wildlife rather than a manicured garden. The formal native-planted vista across Cloudy Bay is home to birds, frogs and geckos while the new perennial garden received a 2020 National award as an ‘outstanding habitat’ for butterflies. Paripuma is a Marlborough Environment Landscape Award winner.
Ha He Naca lies nestled amongst the grapes of the Awatere Valley. Established conifer hedges and an orchard surround this traditional garden filled with roses, hydrangeas, peonies, French lavender, hellebores and camellias. Mature Californian redwoods, walnuts and spectacular weeping elms provide the backdrop to this particularly tranquil garden.
