Garden Tour
Wairau Grand Tour

This tour takes you to visit large country gardens on the plains and in the valleys nearby. Enjoy the display of locations and styles of these garden enthusiasts who are eager to share their love and passion with you all. An opportunity will also be included to taste some of our sponsor’s magnificent wines at Hunter’s Wines.

Hortensia House ~ Huguette Michel-Fleurie

Hortensia House's garden is overflowing with an abundance of Huguette's favourite flower, hydrangea blooms in splashes of vibrant colour. Numerous roses and hundreds of fruit and native trees abound. Admire the Marlborough sky over the crystal clear, light-dappled waters of the Spring Creek and an inviting shaded pathway along the banks. Hortensia is a Monet-inspired garden capturing an essence of serenity. Rated a garden of Regional Significance by NZGT.

Dog Point Corner ~ Peter and Chick Anderson

This one hectare garden is full of contrast, from walled courtyards with water features to extensive native plantings along a Millstream which runs through the property to provide a habitat for birdlife. There are plantings of fruit, citrus trees and hazelnuts. Recent additions are a beech hedged croquet lawn and a large, formal pool area.

Rocenvin Estate Vineyard ~ Chris, Michelle and Colin Fletcher

This one hectare garden features a dry river bed linking two ponds, which are lined with irises, hostas and other bog loving plants. A rose walkway with rhodo’s and buxus hedging leads to cottage planting with euonymus hedging and a shady woodland garden. The potager features vegetables and flowers in a mirror image lined with Lonicera hedges. Elsewhere are rhodo’s under planted with hostas and other shade loving plants, euphorbia and grasses, sedums, viburnims and cornus. A garden for everyone to enjoy.

Cottonwood ~ Colin and Cheryl Payne

Cheryl and Colin bought Cottonwood Grove in the Onamalutu Valley 3 ½ years ago as an established 1.5 hectare garden that had wonderful structure and had been extensively planted with a wide variety of trees and plants. Thinning of trees and heavy pruning of others has been the main undertaking to allow the myriad of hostas, winter roses, hydrangeas, rhodes etc to thrive. Lots of meandering paths to lead to hidden, tranquil garden area full of surprises.

Tussock Garden & Olive Grove ~ Colin and Hilary Clere

Enjoy the tranquillity of this Waihopai Valley garden with its extensive plantings of ornamental trees and native grasses, landscaped to take advantage of the spectacular mountain views. Colin and Hilary’s attractive mud block home overlooks the olive grove of Tuscan varieties that produce an enticing range of extra virgin olive oils available for tasting.

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