Valley Crossings
Key features: Half-day tour of country gardens with amazing, diverse plantings; views across Cloudy Bay towards the North Island, and a New Zealand Gardens Trust ‘Garden of National Significance’ built on an ancient sand dune.
This block of sixty acres was purchased in 2000 with a long-term plan for a busy retirement, and the owners used the intervening years to establish structure by planting mostly natives. The recently-completed house now captures the sun and magnificent views, while the inspiring recent plantings - including on a challenging clay bank - show what can be achieved in a short time.
A peaceful and tranquil established garden with abundant fruit trees, vegetable gardens and berry enclosures. Formal plantings create rooms for outdoor living areas and compost and mulch feed the soil. A labour of love and happiness that will leave you feeling inspired.
This garden also features on the Hills and Plains tour
This extraordinary garden is a plant lover’s paradise, featuring rare beauties and clever use of the more common place. Unique topiary hedges, oversized wooden steps, platforms and pergolas provide definition, and the kitchen garden and composting area reflect the property’s sustainability ethos.
This garden also features on the Urban meets Rural tour
