New Zealand Garden Events
Altrusa Te Awamutu Home and Garden Ramble
2 November, Te Awamutu
8th annual ramble featuring 15 varied and interesting homes and gardens. Morning and afternoon tea and lunches available. Proceeds to community service projects
Open: 10.00am - 4.30pm; Tickets $20.00 from Playmates III Clothing Boutique, Te Awamutu or contact Leanne leanne@wpl.co.nz or Tel +64 (0)7 871 8750 (evenings only)
Gardens Of Woodbury, 2003
1 - 2 November, South Canterbury
Five stunning gardens: Four Peaks Lodge, Capricorns, Pepworth, Woodbury Rhododendrons and MacIntyre's.
Contact Andrew Rasch Tel/Fax - +64 (0)3 6922724: Email - andrew.carolynmc@xtra.co.nz
Contemporary NZ Garden - with a twist, Auckland
2 November, Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland.
Incorporating roses into a modern garden. Interesting plant combinations in the ARB's rose garden. Some plants on sale too. Taken by landscape designer Karen Lowther and Rose Curator Paula Lollback
No bookings necessary Contact Visitor Center for details Tel +64 (0)9 267 1457; Hours 11.00am-1.00pm
Mid Canterbury Garden Fete
6 November Eden Terrace, Ruapuna, near Mayfield, Canterbury
More than 100 carefully selected stalls, food and wine in Neil and Adrienne Doyle's large garden garden - ponds, rhododendrons, maples and sweeping lawns.
Open 10.00am to 4.00pm; Entrance $6.00 per person
Contact Email neildoyle@actrix.gen.nz
Hunter's Garden Marlborough
7 - 9 November, Blenheim & Marlborough
Garden tours, speakers, workshops all bring you inspiration, advice and loads of fun. A great opportunity to met other gardeners and see some of New Zealand's premier private gardens. Bookings open August 2003
Contact: PO Box 1180, Blenheim 7315 New Zealand; Phone +64 (0)3 577 5500; Fax +64 (0)3 577 5501 Email garden.marlborough@xtra.co.nz
Website www.garden-marlborough.co.nz
Incredible Edible Experience, Auckland
16 November, Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland.
what can be created with summer herbs, fruit and vegetables. A very popular class taken by Angela Levet and Kim Tunnicliffe.
Hours 10.00am-1.00pm, Bookings essential. Contact Visitor Center for details Tel +64 (0)9 267 1457
Whangarei Garden Discovery
21 - 23 November, Whangarei
25-30 private gardens not normally open to the public. Large country and urban gardens are in three easy to follow trails. A new 'Kitchen and Garden' trail (by bus only, book early) and a new 'Scarecrow' trail.(Review of previous Garden Discovery events)
Open: 9.00am - 3.00pm; Entrance $15.00 per person for one day (to $30.00 for 3 days); Enquire about bus tours.
Contact: Susy Bretherton, SJ Events, RD 3, Whangarei New Zealand; Phone +64 (0)9 434 3425; Fax +64 (0)9 434 3435. Email susyb@xtra.co.nz
Trinity Garden Festival, Auckland
21 - 24 November, Auckland
More than 90 private gardens open to visit. More information from July 2003. Tickets available from Ticketek
Lord of the Arts Garden Walks, Taupo
22 - 23 November, Taupo
20 private gardens open. Over 20 gardens open for viewing with exceptional art displays in selected gardens; floral quilts and embroidery display.
Gardens open 10.00am - 4.00pm, Admission $20-00 per person for the weekend (at Parish Office and local garden centres), includes morning/afternoon tea; Contact the Parish Office Tel +64 (0)7 3786059, Fax +64 (0)7 378 6034) Email standrew@reap.org.nz
Ellerslie Flower Show, Auckland
26 - 30 November Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Rd, Manurewa
New Zealand's biggest gardening event with display gardens, floral art, Growers market, ASB Discovery marquee stunning displays. Shop 'til you drop.
Entrance $32.00-$15.00 per person (see website for details, early purchase discount applies)). Ellerslie Flower Show, PO Box 6855, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: +64 (0)9 309 7875; Fax: +64 9 307 6840; Email: mail@ellerslieflowershow.co.nz
Website: www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz
Timaru Festival of Roses
30 November, Caroline Bay, Timaru
Country Gardens Tour, City Garden walks, Seminars and workshops with Ruud Kleinpaste, Kevin Garnett, Geoff Genge, Trevor Nixon and Rob Tully, a Festival and Market Day
Contact Website www.festivalofroses.co.nz
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Garden Events Overseas
Branches on an Old Tree, Melbourne
18 October – 16 November, Domain House, South Yarra (prev. The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art), Melbourne, Australia
A year in the making, this exhibition is a beautiful collection of images celebrating the symbolic and the actual nature of Chinese plants, within walking distance of the garden that inspired it. A collaboration by fine art photographer Susan Purdy and Terry Smith, curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne’s Southern Chinese Collection.
Contact: Tel: +61 (0)3 9252 2429
Castlemaine, Maldon and District Gala of Gardens, Vict, Australia
1 - 9 November, Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
The beautiful gardens of central Victoria. The theme for this year’s festival is “The Beauty of Extremes”, inspired by our climate and environment. Over 40 gardens will be open to the public, many of them for the first time this year, including Buda Historic Home and Garden in Castlemaine. Other garden related activities include a garden expo, trash and treasure sale, a Castlemaine Historical Society walk, the Central Victorian Farmers Market and more.
List of open gardens from Visitor Information Centres in the area or simply follow the signs. Contact +61 (0)3 5472 1808/5472 5470; Website www.festivalofgardens.org
RHS London Flower Show
25 - 26 November Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat St, London, SW1.
Late Apple and Pear, and Ornamental Plant Competition. Botanical Paintings. A two day horicultural event with gardening plants & products.
Hours 19th 11.00am-7.00pm; 20th 10.00am-5.00pm.
Entrance - Members free, Public GBP5.00.
Tickets available at the door. Contact Tel +44 870 906 3721
Contact: +44 (0)20 7649 1885 for recorded information or Email info@rhs.org.uk
Web site: www.rhs.org.uk/events/mn_london.asp
Warratina Lavender Harvest Festival, Vic. Australia
22 - 23 November, Yarra VAlley, Victoria, Australia
Enjoy a day trip to see the fragrant lavender flowers being picked by traditional methods at Warratina Lavender Farm in Victoria's Yarra Valley, enjoy regional food and wine presented by the Yarra Valley Regional Food Group. Music Irish dancing displays and craft demonstrations. Proceeds to Cancer Research.
Contact Annemarie Manders on +61(0)3 5964 4650
Hunter's Garden Marlborough Tour - enjoy private garden tours
Ellerslie 2001, Peace Foundation's Zen Garden
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