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6 Star Gardens

Broadfield NZ Landscape Garden

Broadfield is the brainchild of two people – the owner David Hobbs and professional landscape designer Robert Watson. Created out of bare paddock, the garden has slowly developed to show case New Zealand flora and the imaginative design can be enjoyed from the top of an artificial hill. The totara hedges create long avenues that divide it into various garden rooms.

Flaxmere Garden

Flaxmere is a large country garden in North Canterbury. Close to the Southern Alps it has evolved over the last forty years and has a strong design in tune with the surrounding countryside.

Ōhinetahi

Ōhinetahi overlooks Lyttleton Harbour with a backdrop of volcanic hills. While the Ōhinetahi Homestead is considered to be a significant building in the settlement of Governors Bay, the formal garden is considered to be one of the finest in New Zealand. Present owner Sir Miles Warren began the present garden in 1977 and it reflects the architectural talent of its owner.

The Giant's House

Surprises await you everywhere in this extraordinary mosaic sculpture garden and historic house. Mosaic steps and walls, welded steel sculptures and other creations blend with a garden of roses, vegetables, citrus and other colourful plantings. The Giant’s House offers a unique experience that will bring a smile to anyone who visits.

Trotts Garden

Trotts’ Garden is one of the most inspiring gardens in the country. It combines formal and informal elements with a collection of unusual and striking trees that provide structure and interest. Three key areas of a woodland, bog garden and pond plus a striking formal garden and a knot garden display unusual combinations that provide all year round colour and interest.

5 Star Gardens

Casa Rossa

Casa Rossa has been developed over 20 years around a former shingle pit. The movie “Much Ado about Nothing” inspired the Italian house and garden design.

Christchurch Botanic Garden

Christchurch Botanic Garden is situated within Hagley Park, in a loop of the River Avon. The garden was founded in 1863 with the planting of an English Oak tree and now features one of the finest collections of exotic and native plants found in New Zealand. There are 21 hectares of horticultural displays, memorials, garden art and walking tracks to entertain visitors.

Coldstream

The creek flowing through Coldstream garden is the secret to the spectacular growth of the garden established just 30 years ago.

Frensham

Frensham is a large country garden, tucked below the western slopes of the Port Hills in Canterbury. Named after the red rose, ‘Frensham’, the garden flows around the mellow brick residence in a sequence of carefully thought-out spaces. Formal outdoor living areas close to the house take advantage of subtle changes of level, with crisp hedges and falling water.

Loch Leven Garden and Nursery

Loch Leven Garden and Nursery is a large country garden near the Rotherham village with spectacular views of the Seaward Kaikouras and surrounding hills of Lowry Peaks range. Extensive use of hedging gives structure near the house merging into more naturalistic planting in the outer borders.

Timaru Botanic Gardens

Timaru Botanic Gardens was established in 1864 and covers 19 hectares. Displaying over 30 individual plant collections and an arboretum, the gardens showcase an extensive range of species including threatened plants. Highlights are the Graeme Paterson Conservatory open daily and the Education Centre open on Wednesday 2pm – 4pm or by appointment.

Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden

At the foot of the Timaru Piazza, close to Caroline Bay, the Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden is a remarkable feature. Designed by Sir Miles Warren and with rose plantings honouring Trevor Griffiths’ collection, the gardens boast a representative plant from every main rose family in the world. Enjoy a walk through history in this special rose garden, best viewed November to February.

4 Star Gardens

Broadoak

At the centre of Broadoak is a 2-acre formal wedding garden. Developed from a commercial peony paddock 6 years ago, the entire area is enclosed by a 3-metre-high wall of hedging between twenty brick pillars adorned by gargoyles giving the feel of a walled garden.

Dalkeith

Set on the Canterbury Plains, approximately 12kms south of Christchurch at 437 Boundary Road, Rolleston, is our 4-acre garden, Dalkeith

Knockdolian

Knockdolian was land divided off from a large property owned by one of the early Deans families of Canterbury in 1939. A small house was built here for Mrs McIlraith of Knockdolian in Scotland. She was a descendant of Janes Deans (nee McIlraith ) who move out to NZ during the 2^nd World war. This is how it was named. After her return to Scotland in 1945 Bill Deans, a wonderful tree lover, planted the trees in the garden.

Stoneycrop

Developed since 2014. A predominant planting of rhododendrons, choice selection of small trees and shrubs interplanted with paeonies, lilies, roses and perennials, many grown from imported seed. Garden of the 2015 Gardena NZ Gardener of The Year.

3 Star Gardens

The Rusty Acre

Unique, whimsical and quirky are words often used to describe the sculptural artwork throughout this garden. With over 70 sculptures there is art at every turn. Set amongst an established garden of 27 years, this magical place is like no other you will ever see.

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