Greenhaugh Gardens (Private)
Greenhaugh Gardens surround a colonial homestead built in 1874. Mature trees including horse chestnut, gingko, liquid amber, linden and copper beech frame two hectares of garden.
Nearer the house, box-hedges curb the romantic exuberance of Austin and old roses, perennials and self-seeding annuals. Ponds feature, with gently playing fountains. A pergola, clad with wisteria, rambling rose and clematis leads through a palette of colourful bearded iris and lilies to the ‘creek bed’ and Mediterranean gardens. Here shell rock paths meander through gay drifts of poppies, achillea, allium and geranium.
Wooden bridges cross ponds edged with lady's mantle, euphorbia and towering grasses. Beyond this lies the tree area.
Greenhaugh changes with the seasons. Late winter snowdrops herald the imminent spring with a profusion of hellebores, trillium, primula, crocus and scilla to follow. Daffodils, many planted in the 1940s, light up the gardens followed by an explosion of roses, clematis and bearded irises. Everywhere bulbs carpet beds and rockeries – Muscari, miniature narcissi, gladioli, fritillaria, Lachenalia and Moraea. Mid-summer, swathes of Alstroemeria, crocosmia, Monarda and penstemon reign before the final riot of salvia, Anemone japonica and michaelmas daisy.
In the shelter of the house a red banana thrives, as well as canna and crinum. Filtered woodland – the trees a mix of exotic and native – is home to Arisaema, Cimicifuga, Rodgersia and a kaleidoscope of clivia.
Visitors can picnic in the garden (on the verandas in inclement weather), and wander past the potager over the black bridge for views of the fields where the donkey and sheep graze.
Opening Hours and Tariffs
Open 9am - 5pm Monday to Satruday.
Garden closed Sunday.
Appointments required for buses and large groups.
Adults & seniors $10
Children free
Contact Details and Location
Physical Address: 914 Napier Road, Palmerston North
Phone: 06 357 3878
Email: lynne@greenhaugh.co.nz
Website: http://greenhaugh.co.nz
Facilities and Amenities
Children Welcome
