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Sample New Zealand Garden Itinerary

The Auckland Garden Tour below was used recently for a 5 Day Garden Tour for International Visitors. Sightseeing and traditional New Zealand culture was included in the tour as was first class accommodation and awesome cuisine.

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DAY ONE:

Eden Garden -The largest and most varied collection of camellias in Australasia and a huge range of other plant and tree material with year round interest. A range of subtropical plants and an extensive rhododendron collection. Auckland Domain & Winter Gardens - Formal gardens, conservatories and parkland above Auckland's central city. A favourite for weddings. Bright displays in the Winter Gardens Tawari Gardens - Terraced landscape which includes; a fernery containing endangered New Zealand ferns, a small herb garden, bush walk, tennis court, fruit trees, fountain, formal parterre, named native trees and a rockery planted in succulents and bromeliads.

DAY TWO: 

Amesbury Park - Ramarama - A diverse all season garden. Hamilton Gardens - Set on 58 hectares of land. The number 1 part is its 5 themed gardens including a Japanese Garden, Modern, contemporary etc. Gails of Tamahere - professional dried flowers florist with gardens containing flowers for her arrangements.

DAY THREE:

St Margaret's - The garden is 6½ acres with a flat contour. Small groups of New Zealand native trees are interspersed with deciduous and evergreen trees from other parts of the world for year round interest. There are plantings of perennials and walkways with floral borders. Spacious lawns are fringed with trees overlooking a large man-made lake. The garden is a longterm project and cared for by the owners. Haunui Farm - proud of its long tradition as one of the finest thoroughbred nurseries in Australasia. The showplace gardens created at Haunui Farm feature regularly on our Garden Tours and are considered among the finest in the region. Valeside Gardens - Begun in 1995, Valeside has something of interest all year round. Plantings covering almost half a hectare include native trees, a woodland garden with ferns, and a cottage garden with perennials and roses. Subtropical plantings, bromeliads and other tender plants are here too. There is also a ponga house, a vegetable garden, a large collection of succulents, a pond and water feature and a gravel garden where small plants are grouped. A special feature of the garden is the use of local blue stone rock for retaining walls and for the entrance way. Ayrilles Gardens - One of the great gardens of New Zealand. 4.8 hectares (12 acres) with ponds, waterfalls, spacious lawns, mature trees and glimpses of the sea. Traditional rose and shrubbery borders blend with tropical gullies, native outcrops and arid gardens of succcuents. All set amid stonewalls, summerhouses and many restful seating areas.

DAY FOUR:

Twin Lakes - Twin Lakes is a large country garden centered on an expansive two hectare lake. Reflections of the extensive background plantings are mirrored in the uncluttered surface of the water. A wide grassed walk way extends around the main lake allowing easy walking. From this vantage way many interesting plants can be enjoyed – trees and shrubs, perennials and bog plants - arranged in mixed borders. There are spectacular views all around Twin Lakes. The very extensive range of exotic birds both caged and free flying, from ostriches to macaws, is a unique feature of Twin Lakes. Woodbridge - A large country garden planted to compliment the house and gentle contours of the land. Two streams flow into a pond which is overlooked by a summerhouse surrounded by roses and perennials, vegetable garden/potager, croquet lawn and dramatic sculptured hedges. Winery - Learn about the different climates, soils and methods that produce our world class heritage wines. Taste the wines and choose your favourite!

DAY FIVE:

West Lynn Garden - The sister garden to the Eden garden visited on Day One. West Lynn Garden welcomes you to the tranquility and peace of four and a half acres of beautiful trees, flowering shrubs, and a huge Butterfly House - Home of the Monarch. Landsendt -  A sub-tropical garden and nursery well worth a visit. Bonsai Garden - A Japanese surprise in central Auckland

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